The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all the latest news and much more about cornelia and her books, including the mirrorworld series, the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord, and, and, and. It was first published in german by dressler on september 6, 2012 under the name reckless. Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. In inkheart, one way funke accomplishes this goal is by introducing her audience to classic works of fiction. Cornelia funke biography life, children, name, story. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens books. Many of her books have now been translated into english. Cornelia funke har med stora framgangar gett ut over 60 bocker i hemlandet tyskland. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres.
Feb 11, 2014 sie ist weltweit als kinderbuchautorinnen erfolgreich. Eoin colfer angie sage d j mac hale jenny nimmo john flanagan darren shan anthony horowitz lemony snicket garth nix herbie brennan. For example, before writing inkheart, she researched about booksellers, book collectors, book thieves and even book murderers as well as reading about martens and fire. Childrens author cornelia funke reads from a selection of her bestselling works and talks about where she finds inspiration, such as in the. Bestsellerautorin cornelia funke liest beim ohrenspitzer. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Ihre freie zeit verbringt cornelia funke am liebsten mit ihrer familie. Cornelia funke s favorite books in many of her interviews, writer cornelia funke describes herself as a passionate reader. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told, combined with her desire to draw fantastic creatures and magical worlds rather than the familiar situations of. Books by cornelia funke writers similar to cornelia funke. Zwei wilde kleine hexen by cornelia funke nook book ebook.
And, as she revealed in an audiofile interview, one of her goals as an author is to try to awaken the passion for reading in children and adults. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all the latest news and much more about cornelia and her books, including the. Cornelia funke audio books, best sellers, author bio. Igraine ohnefurcht by cornelia funke nook book ebook. Its so exciting to have such great news about the 4th book. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. When i havent had a paper and pen to write on, i have been known to write on napkins, newspapers and even on my arm. The statue, which she first encountered 10 years ago, is the inspiration for her. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. Cornelia funke news and current affairs from germany and around. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. Dust jacket is in fine condition and protected with a mylar cover.
But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told, combined with her desire to draw fantastic creatures and magical worlds rather than the familiar situations of school. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. This book was a fantasy story centered on a 12year old book lover whose father had an extraordinary gift of bringing the world of books to her life. Read cornelia funke book online,cornelia funke free. After returning from a book tour in germany where her publisher had released the golden yarn this february, funke says she was stunned by. Research and writing cornelia funke researches each novel meticulously. Cornelia funke is showing me the effigy of william longespee, a medieval knight who lies in salisbury cathedral. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she.
Books by cornelia funke authors like cornelia funke. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Thief lord by funke cornelia hardback book the fast for. Sie ist weltweit als kinderbuchautorinnen erfolgreich.
When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of. Find out information on the author cornelia funke, and read excerpts from her books dragon rider, the thief lord, the inktrilogy, and the new ghost hunters series following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens books. Not much is known about her parents but she was born and also grew up in the german town dorsten which is located in the westphilia region. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. Cornelia funke, bestselling author of ghost knight telegraph. Born in the german town of dorsten, cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Cornelia funke, author of the international bestseller the thief lord, makes her brilliant debut as a picture book writer with this winning tale of a young princesss adventure.
In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the englishlanguage market with the release of the new york times bestseller the thief lord. Cornelia funke storytelling and book signing youtube. He had lain in wait for orpheus, approaching him just as he was about to get into his car again, and finally hed. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Cornelia funke s books inkheart from internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions.
One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Cornelia funke s own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling. Verlag friedrich oetinger 2004 erstlesereihe laterne, laterne. How to pronounce cornelia funke cornelia funke s name is pronounced as. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Before writing inkheart, for example, she delved into the world of booksellers, book collectors, book thieves, and even book murderers, as well as reading about. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that traded his life for his brotherslegends like the allhealing apple, the well of eternal youth. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally published in germany. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Fearless is a 20 young adult novel written by german author cornelia funke. Cornelia is currently working on a book set within the cloisters of salisbury cathedral in england.
Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Below is a list of cornelia funke s books in order of. Cornelia funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Inkspell inkheart trilogy an author inscribed first printing by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Sep 24, 2015 the writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the pages of her latest novel herself, as she becomes the. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1250298 ratings. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy and a whole host of popular childrens novels and picture books. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
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