Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. 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. She has won the book sense childrens literature award twice and the roswitha prize, and was voted into time magazines list of 100 most influential. Doing the research, figuring out the characters, writing the first 20 chapters. She creates someone who can read characters off the page and into life. Welcome behind the mirror and to the writing house of cornelia funke. When guillermo del toro asked me to write a novelization of pans labyrinth, it really felt like a fairy tale. Funke seems to have acquired literary hindsight over time. Nel, nelly, corey, lia or nelia can be used as a shortened version of cornelia or helen or eleanor. But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told, combined with her desire to draw fantastic creatures and magical worlds rather than the familiar situations of school. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Oct 01, 2011 inkspell ebook written by cornelia funke. Cornelia funke offers advice to aspiring writers and describes her most precious memory. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the.
Cornelia funke is a famous german author, who was born on december 10, 1958. German author will selfpublish the english version of her latest mirrorworld novel. Funke has both written and illustrated the book, which she estimates will have a 5,000copy first printing when it comes out next spring. The inkheart trilogy has 8 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. And my editor later on told me that the dragon i drew for the illustrations in the book look exactly like my dog. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the guardian. There are a lot of films out there that are adaptations of books or graphic novels and its alway cool when it is the other way around. 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. People born on december 10 fall under the zodiac sign of sagittarius, the archer. I was quite sure that it would be impossible to turn that visually stunning masterpiece into a carpet of words.
Cornelia funke book signing getty research institute getty center. As a person born on this date, cornelia funke is listed in our database as the 52nd most popular celebrity for the day december 10 and the 203rd most popular for the year 1958. Thats why young women pack their things and leave for. Cornelia funke is now a multiawardwinning novelist with many acclaimed titles to her name, including the. 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. 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 funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling. 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. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. 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. How to pronounce cornelia funke cornelia funke s name is pronounced as. Funke is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, the inkworld trilogy, and, most recently, the mirrorworld novels. 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. Lokalzeit ruhr cornelia funke zeigt illustrationen in. In collaboration with mirada studios, cornelia funke recently completed a kids gallery guide for the getty research institutes exhibition connecting seas. 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. Find out information on the author cornelia funke, and read excerpts from her.
After graduating from the university of hamburg, she worked as a social worker for three years. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Many of her books have now been translated into english. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Dragon cake for the queuers cornelia funke the official website. When i havent had a paper and pen to write on, i have been known to write on napkins. In 2006, funke was awarded the sakura medal by the international students of japan in the chapter book category for her successful book dragon rider. 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. Illustration by cornelia funke dressler verlagcornelia funke. Inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath, dragon rider, the thief lord, and the reckless aka mirrorworld series. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j.
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. Cornelia funke celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. In dorsten, a little town in the midst of germany not very pretty. The inkheart trilogyseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. For a big book like inkheart, it takes between a year and a half and three years. 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 is currently working on a book set within the cloisters of salisbury cathedral in england. 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. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1252338 ratings. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart.
Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. 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. Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. The writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. The masterful conclusion to the epic, awardwinning, nyt bestselling inkheart trilogy by internationally acclaimed author cornelia funke. 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.
Awardwinning childrens author cornelia funke reads from a selection of her bestselling works and talks about where she finds inspiration, such as in the special collections of the getty research institute. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inkspell. Inkheart by cornelia funke, first edition, signed abebooks. In that book, the first of a trilogy, funke presents us with a simple but irresistible idea. The adderheadhis immortality bound in a book by meggies father, mohas ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. She is the author of a profusion of books including. Cornelias fans are sometimes referred to as funkies. Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online.
The boards are in very good condition, with minor bumping to the spine edges and the bottom board corners. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Funke also worked as a producer on the film adaptation of inkheart. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. Once the book is planned, how long does it take for you to write it.
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 one of germanys bestloved childrens authors, cornelia funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the new york times bestseller dragon rider. 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. In every book of her new reckless series cornelia funke treats the fairy tales of different countries, such as the german fairy tales in the first book. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. Travel in your mind tour the world from the comfort of your sofa 28. 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. Jun 01, 2005 inkheart hardback or cased book funke, cornelia. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Oct 01, 2011 author cornelia maria funke was born in dorsten, germany on december 10, 1958.
She grew up in dorsten, a town located in the northern edge of the german ruhr region. Published in 2006, ghosthunters and the incredibly revolting ghost is the first of a four book series by cornelia funke. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Illustrations of the bridge, my story about the bridge called death. Translated into english in 2004, this warmhearted and thrilling tale has sold over one million copies worldwide. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. 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. Awardwinning author cornelia funke answers questions from students and teachers about her books and her writing process.
Many of cornelia s 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 mirrorworld series, the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord, and, and, and. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. She has won the book sense childrens literature award twice and the roswitha prize, and was voted into time magazines list of 100 most influential people in 2005. 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, combined with her desire to draw fantastic creatures and magical worlds rather than the familiar situations of.
She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Before writing inkheart, for example, she delved into the world of booksellers, book collectors, book thieves, and even book murderers, as well as reading about. In an interview with dw, star kids author cornelia funke spoke about why words can be. Cornelia funke book signing getty research institute. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres.
In this guide, the character william dampierwho is a pirate, explorer, and ghostleads children on an adventurous treasure hunt through the exhibition. Research and writing cornelia funke researches each novel meticulously. Before cornelia became an author, she was and has never stopped being. One of germanys bestloved childrens authors, cornelia funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the new york times bestseller dragon rider. It is a feminine form of the name cornelius 1 or cornelis. Childrens author cornelia funke reads from a selection of her bestselling works and talks about where she finds inspiration, such as in the. Aug 01, 2008 cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Cornelia funke was born on december 10, 1958, to parents karl heinz often called charly and helmi funke. The peasants only defense is a band of outlaws led by the bluejaymos fictitious double, whose identity he. Cornelia funke, author of the international bestseller the thief lord, makes her brilliant debut as a picture book writer with this winning tale of a young princesss adventure. In a short period, she has written her way into the hearts and imaginations of audiences worldwide. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. Cornelia funke storytelling and book signing youtube. Cornelias new book, inspired by guillermo del toros critically acclaimed film pans labyrinth.
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