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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

1960 children's fantasy novel by Michael Ende
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Summary

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,286 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Michael Ende[3]
  • Award received: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[4]
  • Genre: children's fiction[5], fantasy[6]
  • Named after: Jim Button[7], Luke the Engine Driver[8]
  • Followed by: Jim Button and the Wild 13[9]
  • Part of the series: Q140960467[10]
  • Commons category: Jim Knopf (novels)[11]
  • Language of work or name: German[12]
  • Country of origin: Germany[13]
  • Publication date: 1960[14]
  • Characters: Jim Button[15], Luke the Engine Driver[16], Princess Li Si[17]
  • Has edition or translation: Q121950503[18]
  • Narrative location: Morrowland[19]
  • Official website: http://www.michaelende.de/en/book/jim-button-and-luke-the-engine-driver[20]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Jim Button universe[21]
  • Title: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer[22], Jim Knoflík, Lukáš a lokomotiva Ema[23], Jim Gombík a rušňovodič Lukáš[24], Jim Bouton et Lucas le chauffeur de locomotive[25], Le avventure di Jim Bottone[26], Cim Dügme ve lokomotifçi Lukas[27], Un ferroviere e mezzo[28], Jimmy Knapp och lokföraren Lukas[29], Jim Knoop en Lucas de machinist[30], G'ijm wenahag haqatar[31], Jim Botón y Lucas el maquinista[32], Jum Gumb i strojovodnja Lucas[33], Jim Button and Luke the engine driver[34], Gombos Jim és Lukács, a masiniszta[35]
  • Intended public: child[36]
  • Derivative work: Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver[37], Jim Button[38]
  • Form of creative work: novel[39]

Why It Matters

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver receive?

Honors received include Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis[4].

Related Entities

Germany literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . discogs.com. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'no', 's
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  2. 9w ago · Alguma A. Pessoa · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → Q140960467
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  4. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → children's fiction, fantasy
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    Publication date → +1960-00-00T00:00:00Z
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