In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Born in the german town of dorsten, cornelia initially worked as an illustrator but soon began writing her own stories. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Thats why young women pack their things and leave for a new life. 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. They welcomed meggie down to breakfast with invitingly opened. She was born on december 10, 1958, in dorsten, north. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters series. Rowlings book, but she missed the most important lessons. Awardwinning author cornelia funke answers questions from students and teachers about her books and her writing process. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth.
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. 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 funkes charming and fun chapter books are available to an american audience for the very first time. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres.
After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke was born on december 10, 1958, to parents karl heinz often called charly and helmi funke. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. But in those ancient times there were only two tv programmes in black and white, books from my local library, and a few scratchy vinyl lps i. Pacing is essential, and books dont get long by larding them up with lots of unnecessary description and pointless toing and froing. Inkheart 01 inkheart by cornelia funke translated from the german by anthea bell 2 dedication. 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. Pirate girl by cornelia funke, kerstin meyer illustrator.
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. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Rowling of germany, beloved and bestselling author cornelia funke has written numerous magical novels and chapter books for children. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. 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. 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. 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. As a child she dreamed of becoming an astronaut until she discovered the military training involved so she trained to be social worker.
Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1254405 ratings. The pair had frequently discussed doing more projects together, and when cullen suggested a publishing company, he and funke decided to start breathing books. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Her books have sold tens of millions of copies, and they include the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and the reckless series. Cornelia funke appeared on show 301, recorded in san francisco, ca, on february 14, 2015. But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten.
Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. She had a stint illustrating books, but soon began writing her own stories, inspired by the sorts of stories that had appealed. 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 cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Cornelia maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Inkheart was the first part of a trilogy which was continued with inkspell 2005, which won funke her second booksense book of the. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution 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. Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. Pages in category novels by cornelia funke the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke.
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. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Order of cornelia funke books cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. 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. The german author cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, westphalia. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath.
When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of. When santa fell to earth by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Author cornelia funkes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Cornelia funke archives andrew nurnberg associates.
After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. 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. 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. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. A film adaptation of the thief lord came out in 2006 and the hollywood production of inkheart was released in 2008. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. 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. She grew up in dorsten, a town located in the northern edge of the german ruhr region.