Cornelia funke is an awardwinning german childrens author, born in dorsten in 1958. Find out information on cornelia funke s ink trilogy fantasy chapter book series including inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. Buy a cheap copy of drachenreiter book by cornelia funke. They both teach kids that princesses can be cool, independent girls who refuse to live their lives on anyone elses terms but their own. In reckless, cornelia funke has created a complex world woven from myths and legends, many of which will be familiar to lovers of fairy tales and to those who have read the collected stories of the brothers grimm. Rowlings book, but she missed the most important lessons. After briefly working as an illustrator, she began to create her own works, with her two series of books called ghosthunters and wild chicks. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000.
She was born in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia on 10th december 1958. Fantastic fantasy by cornelia funke ink trilogy scholastic. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. Welcome behind the mirror and to the writing house of cornelia funke. Aug 01, 2008 cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Its a fantasy, its long, and its got dragons in it. She has won the book sense childrens literature award twice and the roswitha prize, and was voted into time magazines list of 100 most influential people in 2005. Cornelia funke book signing getty research institute. Inkheart inkheart trilogy book 1 english edition ebook. 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. Sep 24, 2015 cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution this article is more than 4 years old. Thankfully, cornelia funke has written this book as well as the princess knight.
Her life changes when she discovers that her father, a bookbinder, has the unique ability to bring book characters to life when reading aloud. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. In collaboration with mirada studios, cornelia funke recently completed a kids gallery guide for the getty research institutes exhibition connecting seas.
Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. The combined printing run for the first hardcover edition was 1,000,000 copies. Cornelia funke archives andrew nurnberg associates. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. After graduating from university, she worked for three years as a social worker on an educational project for children from difficult and deprived backgrounds. Dragon rider is bound to be another hit book from cornelia funke. Funke, cornelia 1958 dorsten, westphalia, germany 1 author, illustrator for years cornelia funke 2 has been one of the bestknown and bestselling childrens authors in germany. In dorsten, a little town in the midst of germany not very pretty. She grew up in dorsten, a town located in the northern edge of the german ruhr region. 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.
The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Facts about cornelia funke inform you with the famous writer of the childrens fiction from germany. Best cornelia funke books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke is by many counts one of the most talented writers of childrens literature currently. Cornelia funke appeared on show 301, recorded in san francisco, ca, on february 14, 2015. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Sep 05, 2011 cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Talking about her education, funke attended university of hamburg to study pedagogy.
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. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Funkes princesses are wonderful antidotes to the cloying, awful disney princesses, and i cannot recommend this book enough. Its a published book, it cant be edited i work through a gruelling edit with my german editors. It is the first book in her new mirrorworld series, and her first novel since inkdeath. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. The parents of funke are karlheinz and helmi funke. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Ruffleclaw by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cornelia funke was born in 10 december 1958 in west germany and after graduating college, took up a career in social work. Overlong but often exciting sequel, darker than first book. Though she hasnt yet approached the popularity of j. When she was a child, she was interested to become a pilot or astronaut. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart.
Good and not ambitious which means, quite lazy but i loved to write essays, though always too long and not always strictly on the topic, and english. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. 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. The series that launched cornelia funke as one of the most beloved authors in german, the wild chicks is a middlegrades to ya series about a group of german girls who form the eponymous wild chicks gang. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution this article is more than 4 years old. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. 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. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Published on 14 september 2010, reckless was inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1245100 ratings. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children.
Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. As a child she dreamed of becoming an astronaut until she discovered military training was involved. The new girl chix by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
We use cookies and other technologies to analyze site traffic, understand patterns of use, and improve your browsing experience. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books.
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. 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. Thats why young women pack their things and leave for a new life. Cornelia funke is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of the thief lord, dragon rider, and the inkheart trilogy, along with many other chapter and picture books for younger readers. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Look for the inkworld trilogy and more available on audio from listening library. 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.
Cornelia funke biography education and early career the german author cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, westphalia. One of germanys bestloved childrens authors, cornelia funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the new york times bestseller dragon rider. The inkheart trilogy has 8 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Lionel wigram helped to develop reckless with funke. German author will selfpublish the english version of her latest mirrorworld novel, the golden yarn, after. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. After her abitur final school exam she moved to hamburg, where she graduated with a degree in education theory.
Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. One night meggies father, mo, reads aloud from a book called inkheart, and an evil ruler named capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Inkheart cornelia funke inkheart is a fantasy novel that explores the story of a 12 year old girl, meggie, who is ambitious, troublesome and an avid reader. E stato pero il romanzo cuore dinchiostro, vincitore del premio booksense book of the year childrens literature nel 2003, a farla conoscere in.
Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. Cornelia funke was born on december 10, 1958, to parents karl heinz often called charly and helmi funke. Program bio for show 301 cornelia funke narratorauthor 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. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram. Pacing is essential, and books dont get long by larding them up with lots of unnecessary description and pointless toing and froing.
In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. 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. But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. In this guide, the character william dampierwho is a pirate, explorer, and ghostleads children on an adventurous treasure hunt through the exhibition. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution the guardian. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy, the thief lord and a whole host of popular childrens novels and picture books. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english.
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