The inkworld book series by cornelia funke includes books tintenherz, tintenblut, tintentod, and several more. 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 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. Funke plays around with the happily ever after bit and quite right too, for a proper reading of the stories that later became the grimms, perraults, and andersens shows us what brutal.
Fantastic fantasy by cornelia funke ink trilogy scholastic. Cornelia funke is a storyteller and illustrator of international acclaim. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. Dragon rider by cornelia funke the teacher store books.
Inkheart by cornelia funke, first edition, signed abebooks. Inkdeath is a fantasy novel written by awardwinning german author cornelia funke, and the third in its series. Rider by cornelia funke 544 pages i know cornelia funke best for her inkheart series, but ella loves this standalone book about a boy named ben and a young dragon called firedrake who reply enna burning by shannon hale everyday reading says. When a stranger named dustfinger appears at their home, meggies world turns upside down. Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she. As a child she dreamed of becoming an astronaut until she discovered the military training involved so she trained to be social worker. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own. 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. Buy fearless by cornelia funke from waterstones today. 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. 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.
She was born in germany, and resides in malibu, ca. Many of cornelia s titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins their. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the englishlanguage market with the release of the thief lord, the fantastical new york times bestseller which kirkus called one spellbinding story. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Funke is best known for the inkheart trilogy, and her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. It is a novel set inside another novel, which has been written so well as to come to life. She was born in 1958 in the german town of dorsten. A stunning 1st uk edition1st printing in as new condition in alike dust wrapper, signed by author cornelia funke directly into the book. Funke, cornelia caroline bound to stay bound books. Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Discover a range of signed, collectable and exclusive first edition books.
About this books mortimer is a bookbinder and has passed on his great love of books to his daughter meggie, but he has never read aloud to her. Her books have been translated from german into 35 different languages, and include inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath, the thief lord, dragonrider and the reckless series. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. The pirate pig by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books the.
The boards are in very good condition, with minor bumping to. In the early 1990s, cornelia funke established herself in her native germany with two series of children books. Cornelia funke has 207 books on goodreads with 1254405 ratings. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room.
The boards are in very good condition, with minor bumping to the spine edges and the bottom board corners. Cornelia funke joins selfpublishing revolution books. One cruel night, as meggies father reads a book called inkheart aloud, an evil ruler named capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins their lives forever. Many of her books have now been translated into english. Author cornelia funkes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Best cornelia funke books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. After finishing her studies, cornelia worked for three years as a social worker. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north. 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. 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.
Inkheart by cornelia funke paperback book the parent store. See the complete inkworld series book list in order, box. Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide. Cornelia maria funke is a multiple awardwinning german author of childrens fiction. Click here to buy inkheart by cornelia caroline funke on paperback and find more of your favourite juvenile grades 46 ages 911 books in rarus online book store. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkworld trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord.
Oct 01, 2011 from internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. The first of such was gespensterjager german translation for ghosthunters whose orientation was on fantasy. The second one was the wilde huhner german translation for wild chicks. 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 maria funke is a german author of childrens fiction. It was published in germany in 2000 and translated into english by oliver latsch in 2002 for the chicken house, a division of scholastic publishing company.
Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. Cornelia funkes first book of the trilogy in which she the introduces a tale of adventure and magic with meggie, a young girl living a quiet life with her father, a bookbinder who possesses the magical power to bring characters from books to life. After finishing her studies, funke worked for three years as a social worker. 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. A list of all cornelia funkes series in reading order. The book no one ever read by cornelia funke youtube. Find out information on cornelia funkes ink trilogy fantasy chapter book series including inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the english language market with the release of the thief lord, the enchanting new york times bestseller. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success.
The reckless series is a planned pentalogy of fantasy novels written by german author cornelia funke in collaboration with lionel wigram. Cornelia funke biography childhood, life achievements. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funke s writing room. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. A film adaptation of the thief lord came out in 2006 and the hollywood production of inkheart was released in 2008. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. See the complete inkworld series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. 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. As of 2016, the first three books in the series have been published, titled reckless, fearless and the golden yarn. 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. The book no one ever read by cornelia funke learning engaged. Many of cornelias titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Cornelia funke was born to karlheinz funke and helmi funke on 10 december, 1958. Numerous characters, good and evil alike, struggle to influence the outcome of the story by the use of words alone. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. 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 talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Cornelia funke is a multiple awardwinning german illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Sep 05, 2011 cornelia funke is an internationally bestselling, multipleawardwinning author, best known for writing the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, and the thief lord. Sep 22, 2017 the book no one ever read by cornelia funke learning engaged. Find out information on cornelia funke s ink trilogy fantasy chapter book series including inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. She then completed a course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design. Cornelia funke has 168 books on goodreads with 1256237 ratings.
Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. Cornelia funke was born in 1958 in the town of dorsten in westphalia, germany to karlheinz and helmi funke. 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. The german author cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, westphalia. Published in 2006, ghosthunters and the incredibly revolting ghost is the first of a four book series by cornelia funke. A nyt bestseller of multiple titles, the book no one ever read is the first book funke has written originally in english. 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 was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Cornelia funke is an awardwinning childrens author. The author graduated from the university of hamburg in germany with a degree in education theory. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Inkheart by cornelia funke 9781908435118 boomerang books.
In november cornelia funke herself joined the message board to answer some students questions. Find out information on the author cornelia funke, and read excerpts from her books dragon rider, the thief lord, the inktrilogy, and the new ghost hunters. Aug 05, 2011 funke plays around with the happily ever after bit and quite right too, for a proper reading of the stories that later became the grimms, perraults, and andersens shows us what brutal. The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a beautiful new cover. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut andor a pilot, but then decided to study pedagogy at the university of hamburg. Pages in category novels by cornelia funke the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. Cornelia caroline funke foonka was born in 1958 in dorsten, westphalia, germany.
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