Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. Cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. 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 born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. Readalikes for cornelia funke if you like cornelia. Master storyteller cornelia funkes real world of fantasy. A list of all cornelia funkes series in reading order. She grew up in dorsten, a town located in the northern edge of the german ruhr region. Many of her books have now been translated into english. 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. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. 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. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of. One night a guy named dustfinger comes to see mo, and they talk about some dude whos on his trail capricorn. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. She was born on december 10, 1958, in dorsten, north. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save.
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. I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. 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 decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg.
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. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. 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. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. Following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. May 20, 2014 i wish that fearless was the first book in the series. Cornelia funke was born on december 10, 1958, to parents karl heinz often called charly and helmi funke. 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.
When she was young, cornelia wanted to be an astronaut or a pilot as many kids do. The reckless series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke in collaboration with lionel wigram. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. So does her father, mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. Inkheart was the first part of a trilogy which was continued with inkspell 2005, which won funke her second booksense book of the. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing reckless and the inkworld trilogy. Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. When cornelia funke goes to work, she steps into another world one filled with unicorns, elves, fairies, and enchanted forests. People born on december 10 fall under the zodiac sign of sagittarius, the archer. Cornelia funke was born in 10 december 1958 in west germany and after graduating college, took up a career in social work. Cornelia funke celebrity biography, zodiac sign and.
As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and the golden yarn. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Her stories have traversed the world told and retold in the most common as well as the rarest of languages. Author cornelia funkes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Saving mississippi by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
I think its a list of fantasy books that preteen girls would like. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. 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. 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. 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. This book is very similar to other books cornelia funke has written like inkheart since all her books are very detailed and imaginative. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Published in 2006, ghosthunters and the incredibly revolting ghost is the first of a four book series by cornelia funke. Although i love twilight, i cant vote it on this list because i dont think its a book for preteens. 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. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages.
Order will be shipped within 24 hours from our uk based warehouse. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Ruffleclaw by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. What if books want to be read as much as we want to read them. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. 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.
Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. 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 funkes bestselling inkheart trilogy has been a huge hit and been made into a major motion picture. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. Also, faith, i dont think this is a list of girl power books. 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. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally published in germany. 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. 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.
Mo decides to bail with meggie, and dustfinger tags along as they go to visit mos absent wifes aunt, elinor. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. 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. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. We offer a full money back guarantee should you not be satisfied with your order in any way. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Inkheart trilogy inkspell, inkheart, inkdeath, dragon rider, thief lord paperback 1900. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Cornelia funke is a famous german author, who was born on december 10, 1958.
Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. 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. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. Cornelia funke has 205 books on goodreads with 1242017 ratings. 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.
She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters series. Authors with similar writing style to cornelia funke. This is certainly true of our young hero in the book no one ever read. Thats why young women pack their things and leave for a new life. Cornelia funke celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous.
Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. 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. 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. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Mo entrusts a book to elinor, but is all secretive about it. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Cornelia funke has 205 books on goodreads with 1241147 ratings. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. 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.
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