Author cornelia funke was born in dorsten, germany in 1958. Cornelia funkes bestselling inkheart trilogy has been a huge hit and been made into a major motion picture. Eine musikalische erzahlung 2019 flac tracks 24bit96 khz time 66. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Which book addict doesnt know the feeling that the characters in a book can seem. Tintentod is a 2007 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Translated into english in 2004, this warmhearted and thrilling tale has sold over one million. Revision of dragonrider 3 first 15 chapters the book will be in english first. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. And i want to cover my walls in her tolkien book cover concepts. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. 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 small village of ombra. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord.
Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. The reader, rainer strecker, is excellent and manages to give a unique voice to each. The parents of funke are karlheinz and helmi funke. When cornelia funke goes to work, she steps into another world one filled with unicorns, elves, fairies, and enchanted forests. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. 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. Many of her books have now been translated into english. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Translated into english in 2004, this warmhearted and thrilling tale has sold over one million copies worldwide. Since having brought cornelia funkes stories to readers in the us and uk and around the world, weve been working with a growing roster of authors, literary agencies, and publishers to help make their stories leap across languages and continents.
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. Digital booklet gentle and haunting spirits from distant spheres meet in a surging world of dreams and lullabies in the girl and the angel, a musical narrative. Julia argert sich uber ihren adventskalender aus papie. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. 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 is the new york times bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy. In addition to the paperback book, i also purchased the 16cd audiobook. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath.
Cornelia funkes biography interview with cornelia funke. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Cornelia funke is now a multiawardwinning novelist with many acclaimed titles to her name, including the.
She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. They set harsher taxes and loot what they can from the villages. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. 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.
Jul 3, 2016 illustration by cornelia funke inkheart. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Talking about her education, funke attended university of hamburg to study pedagogy. Teenage offspring of the herondales, carstairs, fairchilds, and other angeldescended nephilim continue their families demonfighting ways amid a round of elegant london balls, soirees, salons, picnics, and romantic. 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. Silvertongue sagely says to his daughter, stories never really end, meggie, even if the books like to pretend they. In addition to the inkheart books, she wrote the ghosthunters, mirrorworld, and wild chicks fantasyadventure series. 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. Creator of the popular inkheart trilogy and recipient of numerous literary awards in the u. Rowling of germany, the bestselling author of such titles as the thief lord 2002 and inkheart 2003 rattles away at the keyboard in her writing house for several hours a day, dreaming up tales that center on.
In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Hers is a book grafted throughout with fairy tales. 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. 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. When she was a child, she was interested to become a pilot or astronaut.
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. Fantastic fantasy by cornelia funke ink trilogy scholastic. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Facts about cornelia funke inform you with the famous writer of the childrens fiction from germany. It is the third novel in the inkheart trilogy, following inkheart and inkspell. 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. Pacing is essential, and books dont get long by larding them up with lots of unnecessary description and pointless toing and froing.
Since having brought cornelia funke s stories to readers in the us and uk and around the world, weve been working with a growing roster of authors, literary agencies, and publishers to help make their stories leap across languages and. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. Master storyteller cornelia funkes real world of fantasy. She was born in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia on 10th december 1958. 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. Now comes ms cornelia funke who has written and created illustrations for her painstakingly crafted book. Buy a cheap copy of tintenblut book by cornelia funke.
Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. 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. 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 this book. One night meggies father, mo, reads aloud from a book called inkheart, and an evil ruler named capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Awardwinning author cornelia funke answers questions from students and teachers about her books and her writing process. 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.
Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Rowlings book, but she missed the most important lessons. After graduating from university, she worked as a social worker for three years.
Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. And what an amazing place this is filled with glassmen, blue fairies and fire elves. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1252338 ratings. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Beurteilung tintenherz frau resa folchart meggie folchart mortimar folchart mutter freund tante freund geschwister 2005.
Cornelia funke takes you into the fairytale land that you hear so much about in the first book. 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. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. Following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens. Eine musikalische erzahlung by cornelia funke in highresolution audio at available in 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. 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. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. Ein wunderbares buch zum selber lesen, vorlesen oder verschenken. 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 books, author biography, and reading level. Find out information on cornelia funkes ink trilogy fantasy chapter book series including inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. We learn more about the fascinating dustfinger and the real reason why he was so anxious to get home. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Winner of the 2004 book sense book of the year childrens literature award.
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. How to pronounce cornelia funke cornelia funke s name is pronounced as. Cornelia funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling.