A look inside the real life dream of cornelia funke s world. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Go search countdown to black friday sale christmas shop vouchers. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Download audiobooks narrated by martin seidler to your device. Apr 02, 2012 after a family tragedy, 16yearold ivy mason hopes to reconnect with her aloof identical twin sister, irisbut iris has other plans. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. When ivys parents divorced 10 years ago, ivy stayed with her father while iris went to live with their mother. The magical world of cornelia funke not just for kids. This is certainly true of our young hero in the book no one ever read. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and the reckless series.
Oct, 2015 the thief lord by cornelia funke in chm, epub, rtf download e book. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. The second book in cornelia funkes popular the wild chicks series, the. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. But, of course, you cant say no to such a magical task, even if it seems impossible. 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. 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. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. I have once been under the impression that cornelia funkes book inkheart is to be considered a childrens book. Aug 01, 2008 cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Batchelder award as well as the 2004 and 2006 booksense book of the year childrens literature awards, have gained incredible attention, and funke has been dubbed the german j. Tintenherz 14 by cornelia funke goodreads share book.
She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. If he does not succeed, death will take him, dustfinger, and meggie, as she was partially involved in the binding of the white book. 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 the hugely successful author of the inkheart trilogy, the thief lord and a whole host of other popular childrens novels and picture books. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Cornelia funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Revision of dragonrider 3 first 15 chapters the book will be in english first. Cornelia funke graduated with a degree in pedagogy in 1979 but she was not sure about the exact career path that she was supposed to take and instead she decided to go for another course. Many of her books have now been translated into english.
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. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german.
Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. They are now both nearly fearless, dustfinger is now scarless, and they are both inseparable from each other. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. 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.
Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. When cornelia wrote inkheart she never planned to write more than one book about meggie, mo and dustfinger. 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. 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. Ben is not the selfless and fearless boy who dreams of riding dragons and was. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. Cornelia funke has 166 books on goodreads with 1246226 ratings. 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. The inspiration was first my own relationship with my father, then atticus and scout in the original book.
Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. Bestselling childrens author and illustrator cornelia funke, citing creative differences with her publisher and a growing wish for more artistic freedom, is starting her own press, called. Listen to audiobooks narrated by martin seidler audible. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Most books that fall into this category usually do not come within my personal radar range. The writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the.
Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Welcome behind the mirror and to the writing house of cornelia funke. Cornelia funke has written almost 50 books, which have been translated into 37 languages, selling more than 26 million copies worldwide.
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