Since Momo listens to them, adults often go seek her out and tell her their problems. Adults friends too, as well as children about her age. She listens with all her heart, as if you're the most important person in the world, as if what you're saying is the most interesting thing in the world. She doesn't just sit beside you, nodding her head half-heartedly or grunting "Yeah, right" every now and then. But there's something special about her: she listens to you. The full title in German of this book can be translated as "Momo, or the Strange Story of the Time-Thieves and the Child Who Brought the Stolen Time Back to the People" As explained in the German title, this book tells you about time in modern society, and how we should handle it in an enlightening and mind-touching way. They seem like totally different books when you read again after 10, 20 years and they resonate with you more than they did when you were young. I personally believe that some children's books are actually meant for adults. The author Michael Ende also wrote the more famous book "The Neverending Story". It was originally written in German as a children's book.
This book Momo aka The Men in Gray was written in 1973. Who isn't in this modern society? But if you've ever wondered where all your time has gone to, how it's possible to wake up one day and find yourself turning 30s, 40s or 50s when you still feel like 20 in your heart, how time can seem to fly faster than the speed of light, then there are two people I'd like you to meet: Momo and Beppo. Are you always running out of time? Did you have to juggle a very hectic schedule today? Everyone's busy these days.
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