Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Creator of the popular inkheart trilogy and recipient of numerous literary awards in the u. Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. 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 joins selfpublishing revolution books the. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. About cornelia funke 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. 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. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker.
Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Text for section a, an extract from inkheart by cornelia funke. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. 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. The beloved and bestselling author of inkheart returns with a chapter bo. Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness and love. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. The main issue with reckless lies solely with the characters.
Zottelkralle german edition published april 1st 2012 by dressler verlag kindle edition, 107 pages. Cornelia funke plunges us right into the middle of the story, with no detail on the characters whatsoever. Aber zottelkralle hat alles dagewesende ubertroffen. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth. 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. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. Welcome behind the mirror and to the writing house of cornelia funke. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Meer dan 43 tweedehands uitgaven beschikbaar vanaf 5,00.
Farid and meggies mission of bringing dustfinger, who died at the end of inkspell, back to life inkdeath picks up with the now immortal, but slowly decaying, evil adderhead, ruler of the southern part of the inkworld, his brotherinlaw the milksop king of ombra, and his trusty righthand man, the piper, ruling over the. Cornelia funke is the best childrens writer ive ever known. This primary source recording gives insight into a book creator and is not directly tied to a specific book. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. 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. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. The plot resumes a few weeks after inkspell left off. Live gelesen mit cornelia funke lesung im livestream. Awardwinning author cornelia funke answers questions from students and teachers about her books and her writing process. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. In addition to the inkheart books, she wrote the ghosthunters, mirrorworld, and wild chicks fantasyadventure series. Zottelkralle funke, cornelia, funke, cornelia isbn.
She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. 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. 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. While looking out of her bedroom window, meggie spots a figure standing in the shadows outside her house.
Hamburg state college of design book illustration politics. Mayo, jyoti guptara, breathing books for world rights. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. How to pronounce cornelia funke cornelia funke s name is pronounced as. Ive read hundreds of different books and rated hundereds of authors i want to become an author someday and i can only dream of being as good as cornelia funke.
Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. English 111102 for examination from 2018 1 hour plus 10. Inkheart is my favorate book, and thats saying a lot, because i dont know about you, but im a very very picky reader. As a child she dreamed of becoming an astronaut until she discovered military training was involved. Born december 10, 1958, in dorsten, westphalia, germany. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. 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. Funke, cornelia 1958 cornelia caroline funke personal. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories.
Published in 2006, ghosthunters and the incredibly revolting ghost is the first of a four book series by cornelia funke. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Thienemann esslinger germany, coppenrath germany, gerstenberg germany, wallstein verlag germany, w1 media, and others. April 2, 2012 with time running out, aptly named treasure hunter jacob reckless returns to mirrorworld, desperately seeking a way to prevent his own death in this riveting sequel to reckless 2010. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Inkheart 01 inkheart by cornelia funke translated from the german by anthea bell 2 dedication for anna, who even put the lord of the rings aside for a while to read.
After her abitur final school exam she moved to hamburg, where she graduated with a degree in education theory. Cornelia funke biography education and early career the german author cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, westphalia. Buy a cheap copy of zottelkralle book by cornelia funke. When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of. Cornelia funke writing styles in inkheart cornelia funke this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of inkheart. 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. Jacob, will and clara are possibly the worst leads in a novel i have ever read about. 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. Cornelia funke they are shooting the thief lord in. 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. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world.