Cornelia funke has 166 books on goodreads with 1246226 ratings. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. But, of course, you cant say no to such a magical task, even if it seems impossible.
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. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. 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. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Apr 02, 2012 after a family tragedy, 16yearold ivy mason hopes to reconnect with her aloof identical twin sister, irisbut iris has other plans. 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. Revision of dragonrider 3 first 15 chapters the book will be in english first. Ben is not the selfless and fearless boy who dreams of riding dragons and was. When ivys parents divorced 10 years ago, ivy stayed with her father while iris went to live with their mother.
Most books that fall into this category usually do not come within my personal radar range. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. 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 series 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. Welcome behind the mirror and to the writing house of cornelia funke. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. Oct, 2015 the thief lord by cornelia funke in chm, epub, rtf download e book.
In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. This is certainly true of our young hero in the book no one ever read. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and the reckless series. A look inside the real life dream of cornelia funke s world. When cornelia wrote inkheart she never planned to write more than one book about meggie, mo and dustfinger. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath.
Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Cornelia funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Aug 01, 2008 cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. 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. They are now both nearly fearless, dustfinger is now scarless, and they are both inseparable from each other. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first.
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 magical world of cornelia funke not just for kids. Tintenherz 14 by cornelia funke goodreads share book. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. When i havent had a paper and pen to write on, i have been known to write on napkins, newspapers and even on my arm. Cornelia funke has written almost 50 books, which have been translated into 37 languages, selling more than 26 million copies worldwide. For example, before writing inkheart, she researched about booksellers, book collectors, book thieves and even book murderers as well as reading about martens and fire. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. 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.
He awakens from the world of death, bringing dustfinger with him. Cornelia funke graduated with a degree in pedagogy in 1979 but she was not sure about the exact career path that she was supposed to take and instead she decided to go for another course. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Shes the author of the beloved inkheart trilogy, and its concluding novel, inkdeath. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker.
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. Go search countdown to black friday sale christmas shop vouchers. 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 one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success.
The inspiration was first my own relationship with my father, then atticus and scout in the original book. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. The second book in cornelia funkes popular the wild chicks series, the.
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