Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j.
You will receive a tracking email as soon as your order has been dispatched. 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. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. There were books in the kitchen and books in the lavatory. Both books are very fast pace and thrilling throughout the whole story. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. In addition to inkheart and other adventure series, she also wrote several standalone books, including the thief lord, dragonrider, and when santa fell to earth. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave.
Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1252028 ratings. 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. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958.
The books in mo and meggies house were stacked under tables, on chairs, in the corners of the rooms. 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 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. Below is a list of cornelia funke s books in order of when they were first released in english. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. A storybook collection by new york times bestselling author cornelia funke isbn 97805450424 9780. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english.
Honestly, i was surprised i hadnt read this cornelia funke book yet. 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. 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. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. 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. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Many of her books have now been translated into english. Cornelia funke storytelling and book signing youtube.
Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. 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. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Aber als multimillionarin mit villa in malibu uber verzicht zu schwadronieren ist. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. This does not mean your order is not being processed. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Childrens author cornelia funke reads from a selection of her bestselling works and talks about where she finds inspiration, such as in the. A book i would compare dragon rider to is the shades children by garth nix.
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. 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. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000.
Books on the tv set and in the closet, small piles of books, tall piles of books, books thick and thin, books old and new. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1250298 ratings. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all.
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 ist deutschlands erfolgreichste autorin. Attualmente sta lavorando alla serie il mondo oltre lo specchio, aperta con. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Ghost knight by cornelia funke fantasyhorror 4th grade and up finally finishing up reading the hong kong battle of the books selections for this year.
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