Momo is not an ordinary girl. She lives all alone, without parents. Her home is an old, decaying theater. Momo has a special ability that most others do not: she can truly listen. That’s why everyone values her so much. But then everything changes. The gray gentlemen steal time from people. Her friends stop coming. Will Momo manage to defeat the gray gentlemen? "Don't bother," said the gray gentleman with a smile. He lit a new cigar. "We are stronger than you." Momo did not give in. "Doesn't anyone love you?" she asked. The gray gentleman bent slightly. His face grew grayer. "I've never encountered someone like you." Michael Ende (1929 - 1995) was a successful German author. Besides Momo, his most famous books include Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver and The Neverending Story. These books have also been adapted into films.