From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. A fourth volume, the colour of revenge, is in the works. 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.
She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. So glad that cornelia is writing a new book for the ink world series. Cornelia funke s books fill a world with fantasy originally published november 3, 2008 at 12. Find out information on cornelia funkes ink trilogy fantasy chapter book series. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Inkheart propelled cornelia funke to global success, making her one of the bestselling german authors. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l. Searching for his missing father, jacob reckless steps through the mirror into a strange, storyfilled world in which danger is never very far away.
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. 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. The color of revenge formerly known under the working title ink and. 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. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. 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 is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Cornelia funkes books are celebrated around the world. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres.
German born and us resident cornelia caroline funke december 10, 1958, awardwinning author of childrens fiction, best known for her inkworld trilogy inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath and her venice based first novel the thief lord, basis for the successful movie of the same name. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. For me the world created by cornelia funke is like enid blyton meets arthur. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. The german author, cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, in the german region of westphalia. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Cornelia funke is the highly acclaimed, awardwinning and bestselling author of the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord and numerous other childrens novels and picture books.
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. The world the characters inhabit is on the surface the same as ours, yet a certain type of magic can occur. Cornelia funkes books fill a world with fantasy the. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Bestselling author cornelia funke, whose inkheart was a world wide phenomenon, has created a wonderful imaginary world peopled with a gigantic cast of original and outlandish characters. Books reckless, fearless, the golden yarn, the islands of the fox.
Many of her books have now been translated into english. Jun 01, 2005 inkheart paperback or softback by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. International bestselling childrens author cornelia funke has long been inspired and fascinated by fairy tales. For 11yearold jon whitcroft, attending boarding school means battling vengeful spirits in a fight for his life.
Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. The inkheart trilogy is a series of three fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke, comprising inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Shes one of germanys most successful childrens authors worldwide. 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. Her home too had consisted of paper and printers ink. Mirrorworld is a series of a planned five books written by german author cornelia funke. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Cornelia funke is beloved for the fantastic worlds she creates. There are around 20 million copies of books by funke in the world. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Cornelia funke audiobooks download instantly today. Fantasy writers books are timeless classics that appeal to readers of all ages. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room.
Books have to be heavy because the whole worlds inside them. Cornelia funke cornelia is a german author who wrote more than 20 popular books sold all over the world. Cornelia funke is a german author of adventure and fantasy childrensya novels. Most books written by funke are related to adventure or even fantasy genres. And suffice to say, this book gladly does not suffer from the sophomore slump syndrome, but takes the next leap forward in terms of conventional childrens storytelling. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy as well as the thief lord. Children can like the work of an author but then very quickly move on to the works of another if they somehow find the first author boring and that is the reason why the works of german author cornelia funke are so celebrated by people from all across the world. When she was young, cornelia wanted to be an astronaut or a pilot as many kids do, but ended up going to the university of hamburg for pedagogy and becoming a social worker for deprived children. Ruffleclaw by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1245100 ratings. The books chronicle the adventures of teen meggie folchart whose life changes dramatically when she realizes that she and her father, a bookbinder named mo, have the unusual ability to bring characters from books into the real world when reading aloud. Join the world s largest signed first edition book club. Cornelia funke book worm wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Find out information on cornelia funke s ink trilogy fantasy chapter book series including inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Peter abrahams is the bestselling author of a perfect crime, the tutor, the fan, and lights out, for which he received an edgar award nomination. Cornelia funke appeared on show 301, recorded in san francisco, ca, on february 14, 2015. 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. Discover a range of signed, collectable and exclusive first edition books. Inkspell inkworld series book 2 and over 2 million other books are available for. Books cornelia funkes books fill a world with fantasy. Cornelia funkes imaginative ode to books and book lovers is sure to be enjoyed by fans of her breakout debut, the thief lord, and young readers who enjoyed the similarly themed the great good thing by roderick townley.
Fantastic fantasy by cornelia funke ink trilogy scholastic. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Authors with similar writing style to cornelia funke. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Cornelia funke used books, rare books and new books. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. I loved the three books of mirror world and i especially loved the. Even though funke is from germany, now she lives in beverly hills, california.
Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the. This wonderful anthology is funkes personal selection of fairy tales from all around the world not just from her native germany but fr. In the followup to the wildly successful and enjoyable inkheart, cornelia funke delivers the second book in her trilogy, inkspell, with grace and confidence. Watch a video interview with childrens author cornelia funke and post. Mo, meggie, and darius are able to read characters and items out of books. All categories, deals, alexa skills, amazon devices, amazon fashion, amazon fresh, amazon global store.
Born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten, she worked as a social worker for a few years before turning first to illustration and then to writing. Mirrorworld, inkworld and cornelia funke the official website. Buy inkspell cornelia funke book online at low prices in india. Anthea bell twelveyearold meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can read fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into. Deeming her a unique talent, time magazine included cornelia on its time 100, an annual list of the most influential people in the world. Talk to cornelia funke about inkdeath, inkspell, and inkheart. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters series. 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. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Following university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project, working with children from difficult backgrounds. Characters that were magic in their world do not necessarily possess the same magic in our world. The inkheart trilogy is a series of three fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke, comprising inkheart 2003, inkspell 2005, and inkdeath 2007.
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