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The interwar period saw a slow-down in output similar to Britain's, although "one of the first mysteries written specifically for children", "Emil and the Detectives" by Erich Kästner, was published in Germany in 1930. German writers Michael Ende ("The Neverending Story") and Cornelia Funke ("Inkheart") achieved international success with their fantasy books.