Momo
Weaves a magical tale about an orphan girl named Momo whose unstinting goodness nurtures wisdom and happiness in the people around her and who becomes the prey of sinister figures.
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11recommend
23mentions
18people
2008–2026years
61% recommend39% neutral
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What Hacker News says
- I've been told a few times that I'm a good listener. All I ever did in this direction was reading Michael Endes "Momo" as a child.
- I enjoyed the take of the wonderful children's book "Momo", by Michael Ende, that is based around this topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momo_(novel)
SPOILERS, kinda: It talks about time thieves, that convince people to save time by offering devices that do things more efficiently. All this does is making society more sterile as people forgo time-wasting activities (such as socializing, art and recreation) to save more time, which is then stolen by these time-thieves.
I often think about this book, which feels very prescient, especially being written in 1973! I haven't ready it in a while but remember it being a beautiful and engaging read for any age.
- Impro by Keith Johnstone, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Momo by Michael Ende...
- The book Momo by the German author Michael Ende is fantastic. It has completely changed the way I think about time, patience and listening to other people. It is a children's book, but also highly recommended for adults - there is also an English version available, but I don't know how good the translated version is.
- Momo, Michael Ende
- Read Michael Ende's 'MOMO' to realize that one can not 'waste time'! I should do so again as well. One tends to forget while being in the rat race.
