This is certainly true of our young hero in the book no one ever read. Cornelia funke was born on december 10, 1958, to parents karl heinz often called charly and helmi funke. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing reckless and the inkworld trilogy. Cornelia funke celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. Mo decides to bail with meggie, and dustfinger tags along as they go to visit mos absent wifes aunt, elinor. The author cornella funke, writes books which are exciting, fun, entertaining and encourages one to use their imagination as her background descriptions are not long but very informative, one could draw from them. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten.
Cornelia funke celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. When cornelia funke goes to work, she steps into another world one filled with unicorns, elves, fairies, and enchanted forests. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. Cornelia funkes bestselling inkheart trilogy has been a huge hit and been made into a major motion picture. 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. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. Order will be shipped within 24 hours from our uk based warehouse. As a person born on this date, cornelia funke is listed in our database as the 52nd most popular celebrity for the day december 10 and the 203rd most popular for the year 1958. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy.
Cornelia funke has 205 books on goodreads with 1242017 ratings. Cornelia funke finally returns to her natural writing style that is obvious in her childrens books and inkheart but without the clunkiness and dense paragraphs that are in reckless. Cornelia funke was born in 10 december 1958 in west germany and after graduating college, took up a career in social work. Master storyteller cornelia funkes real world of fantasy. She was born on december 10, 1958, in dorsten, north. People born on december 10 fall under the zodiac sign of sagittarius, the archer. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958.
Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. When jacob discovers a magical mirror that transports him to a warring world populated by witches, giants, and ogres, he keeps it to himself until will, his brother, follows him one day, with dire consequences. Funke cornelia, signed abebooks shop for books, art. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. This book is very similar to other books cornelia funke has written like inkheart since all her books are very detailed and imaginative. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. Although i love twilight, i cant vote it on this list because i dont think its a book for preteens.
Many of her books have now been translated into english. 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 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. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Published in 2006, ghosthunters and the incredibly revolting ghost is the first of a four book series by 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. I think its a list of fantasy books that preteen girls would like.
The reckless series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke in collaboration with lionel wigram. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. A list of all cornelia funkes series in reading order. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. 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. Not much is known about her parents but she was born and also grew up in the german town dorsten which is located in the westphilia region. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. So does her father, mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. She grew up in dorsten, a town located in the northern edge of the german ruhr region. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books 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.
One night a guy named dustfinger comes to see mo, and they talk about some dude whos on his trail capricorn. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. Peter abrahams is the bestselling author of a perfect crime, the tutor, the fan, and lights out, for which he received an edgar award nomination. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Also, faith, i dont think this is a list of girl power books. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally published in germany.
Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. 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. Ruffleclaw by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Funke moves to pushkin press after editorial disagreement cornelia funke has signed a deal to publish the reckless series with pushkin press in the uk after parting ways with chicken house. Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. When she was young, cornelia wanted to be an astronaut or a pilot as many kids do. Author cornelia funkes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Inkheart was the first part of a trilogy which was continued with inkspell 2005, which won funke her second booksense book of the. 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.
Rowling of germany, the bestselling author of such titles as the thief lord 2002 and inkheart 2003 rattles away at the keyboard in her writing house for several hours a day, dreaming up tales that center on. Authors with similar writing style to cornelia funke. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Morry, a young book, is tired of standing still on a shelf amid dignified first editions, and yearns for the excitement of sharing his story with a child. Readalikes for cornelia funke if you like cornelia. Inkheart trilogy inkspell, inkheart, inkdeath, dragon rider, thief lord paperback 1900. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of. Following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and the golden yarn. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world.
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. Thats why young women pack their things and leave for a new life. What if books want to be read as much as we want to read them. 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.
We offer a full money back guarantee should you not be satisfied with your order in any way. Cornelia funke is a famous german author, who was born on december 10, 1958. Saving mississippi by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters series. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. 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. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories.
Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. Her stories have traversed the world told and retold in the most common as well as the rarest of languages. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Gifted at writing and illustrating books in the fantasy genre, funke became even better known to american audiences in 2008 with the release of the film, inkheart based on one of her most popular series. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she.
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