After graduating from university, she worked as a social worker for three years. Both books are very fast pace and thrilling throughout the whole story. Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 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. 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. Many of her books have now been translated into english. 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. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements.
Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Noteworthy books for children and teens audiobook recommended 20 great stone face book award grades 46 nominee 20 odyssey award for excellence in audiobook production audiobook honor book inkdeath. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. In addition to inkheart and other adventure series, she also wrote several standalone books, including the thief lord, dragonrider, and when santa fell to earth. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. Family life she was born in dorsten, germany to helmi and karlheinz funke. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. The inkworld books, which have won the 2003 mildred l.
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. Zum schreiben gelangte sie jedoch erst uber umwege. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. 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 followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. A storybook collection by new york times bestselling author cornelia funke isbn 97805450424 97805450424 hardcover, chicken house, 2008. Inkheart winner of the 2004 book sense book of the year. Honestly, i was surprised i hadnt read this cornelia funke book yet. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy, and also writes the ghosthunters series.
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 audiobooks download instantly today. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Als sie im anschluss ihre ersten kinderbucher illustrierte, stellte sie fest, dass sie diese. Attualmente sta lavorando alla serie il mondo oltre lo specchio, aperta con. 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.
Amongst her best known books is the inkheart trilogy. Cornelia funke bio, facts, family famous birthdays. 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. Oct 14, 2003 download audiobooks by cornelia funke at and save. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Auszeichnungen cornelia funke details hauptkategorie. A storybook collection by new york times bestselling author cornelia funke isbn 97805450424 9780. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke.
Awards for cornelia funke your guide to fiction books. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1252338 ratings. To date, there are more than five million copies of her books in print in the united states alone. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Cornelia funke now lives in california and is working on several new books. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. A book i would compare dragon rider to is the shades children by garth nix. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. The pirate pig by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
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