Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth. Cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. Her incredible world of imagination actually takes place in books. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds.
The dragon rider books by cornelia funke official series. Cornelia funkes favorite books in many of her interviews, writer cornelia funke describes herself as a passionate reader. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. There were books in the kitchen and books in the lavatory. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008.
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 the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Readalikes for cornelia funke if you like cornelia. In cornelia funkes middlegrade inkheart trilogy, mo is a book binder who brings characters out of books by reading their words aloud. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the. 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. Learn more about cornelia funke and the inkheart trilogy. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. It was first published in german by dressler on september 6, 2012 under the name reckless. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the englishlanguage market with the release of the thief lord, the fantastical new york times bestseller which kirkus called one spellbinding story.
Cornelia funke is the best childrens writer ive ever known. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins their lives forever. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Cornelia funke has 208 books on goodreads with 1242436 ratings. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy, published in 20042008. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy and a whole host of popular childrens novels and picture books. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. Inkheart propelled cornelia funke to global success, making her one of the bestselling german authors of all time. 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.
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. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Fearless cornelia funke wiki fandom powered by wikia. 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. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers.
Cornelia funke audio books, best sellers, author bio. 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. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. Books by cornelia funke authors like cornelia funke what. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north. They live quietly until the night a stranger arrives with a warning.
Inkheart is my favorate book, and thats saying a lot, because i dont know about you, but im a very very picky reader. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Cornelia funke 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. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Discount prices on books by cornelia funke, including titles like the wild chicks. The next day, mo starts packing but wont tell meggie why. This is the first cornelia funke ive read and its not a book i would have chosen to read by myself, but it was suggested by my book club. Ive read hundreds of different books and rated hundereds of authors i want to become an author someday and i can only dream of being as good as cornelia funke. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. She was born on december 10, 1958, in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Hes tried everything to shake the fairy curse that.
Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. Cornelia funke books inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath paperback sign in to check out check out as guest. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Cornelia funkes bestselling inkheart trilogy has been a huge hit and been made into a major motion picture. Besuchen sie author central, um ihr foto zu andern, ihre biografie zu bearbeiten. Born in the german town of dorsten, cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories. Ruffleclaw by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Eoin colfer angie sage d j mac hale jenny nimmo john flanagan lemony snicket darren shan anthony.
Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. 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. Cornelia funke books list of books by cornelia funke. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart.
Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the book one of its teachers top 100 books for children. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. 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. When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of. 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. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Inkheart by cornelia funke paperback book the parent store. Oct 01, 2011 funke has written numerous books including dragon rider, when santa fell to earth, igraine the brave, reckless, saving mississippi, inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath, igraine the brave, and the princess knight. Dezember 1958 in dorsten, nordrheinwestfalen ist eine deutsche. The reckless series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke in collaboration with lionel wigram. 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. As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and the golden yarn. 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 born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten, cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories, quickly establishing a reputation as one of germanys bestloved childrens. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success.
Cornelia funke books inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath paperback. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Books on the tv set and in the wardrobe, small piles of books, tall piles of books, books thick and thin, books old and new. Cornelia funke, morry and the book no one ever read. Many of her books have now been translated into english. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters series. Books by cornelia funke authors like cornelia funke. Meggie had one of her favourite books under her pillow, and since the rain wouldnt let her sleep she sat up, rubbed the drowsiness from her eyes, and took it out. 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. Nov 21, 2003 inkheart by cornelia funke, translated by anthea bell 544pp, chicken house. Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy. Ghost knight is beautifully written, the characters are all welldrawn as is the setting of salisbury cathed.
Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. So does her father, mo, a bookbinder, although hes never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors. Shop our 20 books for 2020 that will help you live the very best shop our 20 for 20. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Books brim with life, characters long to be set free, to jump into our world, to take us into theirs. The books in mo and meggies house were stacked under tables, on chairs, in the corners of the rooms. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000.
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. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. 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. Books reckless, fearless, the golden yarn, the islands of the fox. 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. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. We discover that books change as we interact with them, and we change, too. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Cornelia funke has 205 books on goodreads with 1241147 ratings.
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