Facts about cornelia funke inform you with the famous writer of the childrens fiction from germany. Reckless cornelia caroline funke paperback books online. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters. Copresented with bank street bookstore, thalia kids book club events are lively talks between childrens book authors and their fans ages 912 plus one event for teens.
Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. The new girl chix by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. After completing a course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, she worked as a childrens book illustrator and designed board games. Cornelia funke has 203 books on goodreads with 1200521 ratings. Cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. 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 by cornelia funke authors like cornelia funke what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Fantasy writers books are timeless classics that appeal to readers of all ages.
A storybook collection by new york times bestselling author cornelia funke. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. She was born in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia on 10th december 1958. Ive read and reread it multiple times and love getting caught up in the magick of books come to life. Shop amongst our popular books, including 107, inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1, inkdeath inkheart trilogy, book 3 and more from cornelia funke. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without meggie thinking of inkheart, the book whose characters became real. Author cornelia funke was born in dorsten, germany in 1958. 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. Most books written by funke are related to adventure or even fantasy genres.
Ever since jacob reckless was a child, he has been escaping to a hidden world through a portal in his fathers abandoned study. Books by cornelia funke authors like 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. Library cornelia funke novels read online best synthesized in. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. 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. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Fearless by cornelia funke english paperback book for. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of many magical novels for children, including the thief lord, dragon rider, and inkheart. The inkheart trilogy has 8 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
German author cornelia funkes books have been translated into 37 languages and are enjoyed by readers in more than 40 countries. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. The inkheart trilogyseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. After graduating from university, she worked as a social worker for three years. Books cornelia funkes books fill a world with fantasy. Even though funke is from germany, now she lives in beverly hills, california. Cornelia funke appeared on show 301, recorded in san francisco, ca, on february 14, 2015. 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 audio books, best sellers, author bio. The captivating sequel to inkheart, the critically acclaimed, international bestseller by cornelia funkeavailable for the first time in a beautifully designed trade paperback. Honestly, i was surprised i hadnt read this cornelia funke book yet. New york times bestselling author cornelia funke makes a rare appearance to talk about the stunning conclusion to the beloved inkheart trilogy, a thrilling adventure series. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally published in germany. 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.
From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. Award winning translator of french german danish polish most famously of the french asterix comics and hans christian andersen. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. 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. Awardwinning author cornelia funke answers questions from students and teachers about her books and her writing process. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy.
Cornelia maria funke is a 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. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. 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 reckless, cornelia funke has created a complex world woven from myths and legends, many of which will be familiar to lovers of fairy tales and to those who have read the collected stories of the brothers grimm.
In inkheart, one way funke accomplishes this goal is by introducing her audience to classic works of fiction. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. 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. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres.
Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. Once named one of the 100 most influential people by time magazine, cornelia was born in germany and lives with her family in. The series that launched cornelia funke as one of the most beloved authors in german, the wild chicks is a middlegrades to ya series about a group of german girls who form the eponymous wild chicks gang. 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 todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone.
Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Cornelia funkes most popular book is princess pigsty. It was the novel the thief lord that catapulted her to international fame in author cornelia funke weaves page turners for readers of all ages. 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. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1247862 ratings. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Over the years, he has made a name for himself as a finder of. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. Sep 14, 2010 in reckless, cornelia funke has created a complex world woven from myths and legends, many of which will be familiar to lovers of fairy tales and to those who have read the collected stories of the brothers grimm. The pirate pig by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Click here to buy reckless by cornelia caroline funke on paperback and find more of your favourite juvenile grades 79 ages 1214 books in rarus online book store. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors.
The inkheart series is a succession of four fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke, comprising so far inkheart 2003, inkspell 2005, and. If you come up with a plot in two weeks, you can write a second book. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. There are around 20 million copies of books by funke in the world.
Oct 01, 2011 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. Cornelia funke biography life, children, name, story. And, as she revealed in an audiofile interview, one of her goals as an author is to try to awaken the passion for reading in children and adults. Cornelia funkes favorite books in many of her interviews, writer cornelia funke describes herself as a passionate reader. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Many of her books have now been translated into english. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. 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. Best cornelia funke books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages.
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