Never Here, Always Somewhere Else
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The paradise seemed always to loom just around the corner, and whenever they came around, it was still farther away – a Fata Morgana , or rather: an illusion of Fata Morgana, as “fata” is Italian for “fairy”, which translates the Fata Morgana into Morgan the Fairy – Morgaine la Faye , cast as a Goddess of Illusion and Deceit.
...As could be expected of Michael Ende, this place can be found in one of the blank spots on the world’s maps, and it is never clear whether this place has always been there or if it was the main character’s imagination or wish to have it placed there.