Cornelia funke talks about the high regard many americans have for germans, but also about german antiamericanism and how the world can overcome nationalism. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. She was born in dorsten, germany to helmi and karlheinz funke. Due to the rising success of her books, funke is already being hailed as germany s j. In the 1890s and early 1990s, cornelia funke became a wellknown author of children books in her native. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical.
After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Cornelia funke, author of childrens and youth books, in front of her work edge of heaven in the karlsruhe state arts hall in karlsruhe, germany, july 2017. Her inkheart books were adapted into a 2008 movie by the same name, which starred rafi gavron. 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 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. As a young girl, funke had been a lover of fantasy the work of j. Although cornelia funke is one of germany s bestselling childrens book authors, she was relatively unknown in the united states until the chicken house, whose books are published by scholastic in the united states, published the thief lord in september 2002. Actually, i wanted to take my german readers back to inkworld at the end of next year. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. Authors with similar writing style to cornelia funke.
In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Published on 14 september 2010, reckless was inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funkes top 10 fairytales childrens books the. 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. Inkheart, originally titled in german tintenherz, is a fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy.
The thief lord livros na amazon brasil 9780439404372. The writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Cornelia funke was born in dorste, germany in 1953. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. A film of the book was released on the 11 december, 2009 in germany.
Welcome behind the mirror and to the writing house of cornelia funke. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. The chicken houses publisher and managing director, barry cunningham, received a.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. Basis for the major motion picture with the same title. Published before the thief lord in germany, dragon rider established cornelia funke as a bestselling and critically acclaimed author. Mermaids, dragons and wizards populate the works of cornelia funke, germanys most successful teen and childrens author. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram. Her stories have traversed the world told and retold in the most common as well as the rarest of languages. One of germany s bestloved childrens authors, cornelia funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the new york times bestseller dragon rider. It was published on 14th september 2010, inspired by the tales of the brothers grimm. Extract from inkheart global campaign for education. 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. Interestingly, wtwta is also glimpsed in sarahs bedroom in the beginning of. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. As a child she dreamed of becoming an astronaut until she discovered the military training involved so she trained to be social worker. Cornelia funke one of germany s bestloved childrens authors, cornelia funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the new york times bestseller dragon rider.
Cornelia funke is a bestselling author and the third most popular childrens book writer in germany after j. 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. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. As her stories are aimed at young adults, the language is easy to master. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german.
It was published in germany under the title reckless. Born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten, she worked as a social worker. The german author cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, westphalia. She had two children anna and ben with her husband, rolf frahm. The occasion is her visit to her exhibition cornelia funke s magical worlds, which takes place in the kunsthalle arts hall between 18. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. How do you pronounce the german name funke answers. Their lives change with the arrival of a stranger and meggie is quickly involved in a breathless game of escape and intrigue as her fathers life is put in danger. The successful author of the inkworld trilogy returns with a new book and a new creative partner. Jan 07, 20 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. C ornelia funke was born in germany and began her career as an illustrator, taking up writing only when she grew bored with the stories by other people she. Dw books caught up with this talented author on her book tour of germany. 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.
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 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 sequel, inkspell, was released on october 1, 2005, and the third book in the trilogy, inkdeath was released on september 28, 2007. Although she is one of germany s bestselling childrens book authors, she was relatively unknown in the united states until the chicken house, whose books are published by scholastic in the united states, published the thief lord in september 2002. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. The thief lord has won several european childrens literature awards, including the zurich childrens book awards 2000 and the childrens book award form the vienna house of literature 2001. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Readalikes for cornelia funke if you like cornelia. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. The best intermediate german books by 10 popular authors cornelia funke. 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. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new.
Cornelia has been known to laugh about the way many americans. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. The german name funke is pronounced foonkah, as in the childrens author cornelia funke writer of the thief lord and inkheart. The combined printing run for the first hardcover edition was 1,000,000 copies.
A bookstore where all books are wrapped in paper with a short description so nobody can judge a book by its cover. Cornelia funke, born in west germany, moved to the us in 2005 and still writes in german. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Originally from north rhinewestphalia, funke now lives and writes in beverly hills. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night. Only very few authors who can write compelling children books like cornelia funke has. She studied education in hamburg but later shifted her academic focus to mastering illustration and drawing. Imagine a dickens story with a venetian setting, and youll have a good sense of cornelia funkes prizewinning novel the thief lord, first published in germany in 2000 this suspenseful tale begins in a detectives office in venice, as the entirely unpleasant hartliebs request victor getzs services to search for two boys, prosper and bo, the sons of esther hartliebs recently deceased sis.
Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. It is the first book in her new mirrorworld series, and her first novel since 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. The books about the adventures of a gang of five girls and their sometimes more, sometimes less adverse boys gang the piranhas, are very, very popular in germany. Awardwinning author cornelia funke answers questions from students and teachers about her books and her writing process. 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. Revised and updated by cornelia funke, the petrified flesh is the first book in the. For years cornelia funke has been one of the bestknown and bestselling childrens authors in germany. She was born on december 10, 1958, in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Lots of new titles hit international bestsellers lists in september, especially in germany and france. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke.
Breathing books will republish cornelias entire wild chicks series. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Hi tara, cornelia wrote her first book when she was 29. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia.
Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Inkheart by cornelia funke, first edition, signed abebooks. Cornelia funke was born 1958 in dorsten, westphalia. Shes now releasing a sequel to her 1997 bestseller, dragon rider. Born in the german town of dorsten, cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories. Cornelia funke, author of the international bestseller the thief lord, makes her brilliant debut as a picturebook writer with this winning tale of a young princesss adventure.
A storybook collection by new york times bestselling author cornelia funke isbn 97805450424 97805450424 hardcover, chicken house, 2008. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy and a whole host of popular childrens novels and picture books. 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. Cornelia funke biography life, children, name, story.
Cornelia funke was born december 10, 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia, germany. Barrie and decided, at age 28, to write her own books. The writer of the inkworld trilogy returns with a fresh work, reckless, and a creative partner, lionel wigram. Pages in category novels by cornelia funke the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. Lionel wigram helped to develop reckless with funke. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel written by cornelia funke. Desperate, brave, romantic and achingly flawed, hes a. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level.
To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. The german american relationship has reached a new low point. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1252338 ratings. Do you think you have a bigger fan group in germany or america. Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives. America is such a vast country, i think the fan base in america is probably really big. Hi, insa, i read in the german website you say you work to you can make writing class realy. In the early 1990s, cornelia funke established herself in her native germany with two series of children books. Cornelia funke is germany s bestselling childrens author after j. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Rowling, cornelia funke is a successful author of childrens fantasy books, best known for the inkheart trilogy.