Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of many magical books for children, including the thief lord, dragon rider, and inkheart. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. When keeping the hairy beast a secret from mom falls through, the duo have to get creative convincing her to let ruffleclaw stayand then theres tommys dads allergy to anything with fur. Below is a list of cornelia funke s books in order of when they were first released in english. Discovering a magical mirror with the evocative message, the mirror will open only for he sic who cannot see himself, 12yearold jacob reckless travels through it in search of his missing father. 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. Discover a range of signed, collectable and exclusive first edition books. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Living shadows reckless book 2 kindle edition by funke, cornelia, latsch, oliver. 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. Cornelia funke finally returns to her natural writing style that is obvious in her childrens books and inkheart but without the clunkiness and dense paragraphs that are in reckless.
The pirate pig by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Living shadows reckless book 2 kindle edition by funke. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. 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 maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. Cornelia funke is one of the best selling childrens writers in the world. The petrified flesh reckless book 1 kindle edition by funke, cornelia, latsch, oliver. Inkheart is my favorate book, and thats saying a lot, because i dont know about you, but im a very very picky reader. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1250307 ratings. Inkheart paperback or softback by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cornelia funke is the best childrens writer ive ever known. 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. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Funke deftly escorts readers on another fantasy adventure, this time to dark, enchanting mirrorworld, a fairytale land inhabited by humans, faerie creatures and the goyls, a warring stone race. Pages in category novels by cornelia funke the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. The storyline is clever and makes you smile practically the entire way through. In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. 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 was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north. Ghost knight is beautifully written, the characters are all welldrawn as is the setting of salisbury cathed. Cornelia funke writes the perfect holiday book for both children and adults. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. This is the first cornelia funke ive read and its not a book i would have chosen to read by myself, but it was suggested by my book club.
In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. 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. Once named one of the 100 most influential people by time magazine, cornelia was born in germany and lives with her family in california. When their peaceful valley is threatened with danger, firedrake, a silverskinned dragon, and his sidekick, sorrel, set off to find the mythical rim of heaven the only place in the world where dragons can be safe forever pdf. The story is centered on ben, a child that appears to be an underachiever, and niklas goodfellow, the last real santa clause. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. Ruffleclaw by cornelia funke, cornelia funke, oliver. Books by cornelia funke author of inkheart goodreads. After graduating from university, she worked as a social worker for three years.
She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the golden yarn reckless book 3. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading living shadows reckless book 2. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Readalikes for cornelia funke if you like cornelia. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. The petrified flesh reckless book 1 kindle edition by.
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 books, author biography, and reading level. 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 first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1250074 ratings.
The writer cornelia funke, who imagined a world in which readers can summon characters out of books, will be unleashing a whirlwind from the. The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a beautiful new cover. 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. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own.
Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers.
Funkes playful monster tale, published in germany in 2005, is a piece with such other outings as emma and the blue genie 2014. Discover book depositorys huge selection of cornelia funke books online. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Another magical story from the bestselling author of the thief lord and inkheart. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the petrified flesh reckless book 1. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. They welcomed meggie down to breakfast with invitingly opened. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. Author cornelia funke was born in dorsten, germany in 1958. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then she decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. 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.
Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Funke the inkheart trilogy spins her fictional magic in this witty novel, written in 2002 and newly translated by latsch, starring an eightyearold girl with four pesky brothers. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. I wish that fearless was the first book in the series. 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. Reckless by cornelia funke, cornelia funke, oliver g. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1248268 ratings. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. 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. Author cornelia funke launches own publishing company. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord.
Two orphaned brothers, prosper and bo, have run away to venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. Cornelia funke is the new york times bestselling author of many. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Inkheart 01 inkheart by cornelia funke translated from the german by anthea bell 2 dedication. 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.
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