Carl Conrad Coreander

Carl Conrad Coreander is shopkeeper that meets Bastian in the opening scene of Michael Ende's novel The Neverending Story. The protagonist, Bastian, enters the bookstore to get out of the rain and meets Mr. Coreander for the first time. Mr. Coreander does not like children, and tells Bastian that he will not sell him any books. When the phone rings, Mr. Coreander goes into another room and Bastian steals the book which Mr. Coreander was reading. Its title is "The Neverending Story." When Mr. Coreander returns and discovers the book is missing, however, he gives a knowing little smile, as if he was expecting this. In the Neverending Story film the character's name was spelled Koreander.