On the outskirts of the city, amidst the ruins of an ancient amphitheater, lives a homeless little girl named Momo. A girl with a unique talent: simply by listening, she brings comfort to the sad, helps the angry find solutions to their problems, and inspires the bored with fun ideas. But suddenly, the arrival of the Gray Men will change her life. They spread the idea that saving time is the best thing to do, and soon, no one will have time for anything, not even to play with children. "I don't have time for that." Momo is the only one who doesn't fall into the trap, and with the help of the tortoise Cassiopeia and Master Hora, she will take the reader on a wonderful adventure filled with lessons about friendship, kindness, and the value of simple things. In short, about what truly makes us happy. A novel with a significant global impact on readers in every language it is translated into. Momo won the Grand German Literature Prize in 1974, Germany's highest literary award, and has been translated into all languages of the world.