Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. Aug 01, 2008 cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Reckless is a 2010 young adult novel by cornelia funke and lionel wigram. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Cornelia funke by christiane brox, nina dunkmann waterstones. It is the first book in her new mirrorworld series, and her first novel since inkdeath 2008. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. 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. She was born on december 10, 1958, in dorsten, north.
Pirate girl by cornelia funke, kerstin meyer illustrator. 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. 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. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Dragon rider stands out from all other fantasy books since there are many creatures that are very original in the book, ones that cornelia funke made up. Order of cornelia funke books cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels.
Welcome behind the mirror and to the writing house of cornelia funke. Buy a cheap copy of the princess knight book by cornelia funke. Cornelias books have been translated from german into 35 different languages, and include inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath, the thief lord, dragonrider and igraine the brave, and reckless. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. At night, she practises at becoming the best knight in the land. 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. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell.
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, author of the bestselling thief lord, tells a short, sweet story about a brave little princess with a mind of her own. Both books are very fast pace and thrilling throughout the whole story. 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. Author cornelia funkes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Jun 01, 2005 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. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. The pirate pig by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Awards for cornelia funke your guide to fiction books. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005.
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. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. One book was all about frog princes and witches that. Dragon rider stands out from all other fantasy books since there are many creatures that are very original in. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief. 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. Pages in category novels by cornelia funke the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. 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.
Cornelia funke, author, kerstin meyer, illustrator, illus. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. Nov 01, 2003 wow, pixars brave really ought to give cornelia funke a writers credit. 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. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters series. 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. Noteworthy books for children and teens audiobook recommended 20 great stone face book award grades 46 nominee 20 odyssey award for excellence in audiobook production audiobook honor book inkdeath.
Rowlings book, but she missed the most important lessons. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. This book, which came out nearly a decade before brave, hews very closely to the essence of brave right down to the tomboyish and fiercely independent princess who bests all of her suitors in a tournament to see whom she marries. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. 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.
Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told. When her father, the king, stages a tournament for violettas hand in marriage, she knows she must win the greatest battle yet, for the most important prize of all.
In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. A book i would compare dragon rider to is the shades children by garth nix. 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. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. Published in 2006, ghosthunters and the incredibly revolting ghost is the first of a four book series by cornelia funke. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1254405 ratings. Cornelia funke offers advice to aspiring writers and describes her most precious memory. Buy pirate girl by cornelia funke, kerstin meyer illustrator online at alibris. 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. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. 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. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker.
Cornelia funke appeared on show 301, recorded in san francisco, ca, on february 14, 2015. Cornelia funkes top 10 fairytales childrens books the. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. She grew up in dorsten, a town located in the northern edge of the german ruhr region. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the english. A film adaptation of the thief lord came out in 2006 and the hollywood. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Inkheart was the first part of a trilogy which was continued with inkspell 2005, which won funke her second booksense book of the. When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback.
Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Cornelia funke archives andrew nurnberg associates. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. In dorsten, a little town in the midst of germany not very pretty. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books.
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