Cornelia Funke





Cornelia Funke

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in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
December 10, 1958

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Cornelia Caroline Funke is a multiple award-winning German author of children's and YA fiction. She is best known for her Inkheart trilogy. The Inkheart books have gained a variety of attention, and critics have praised Funke as the "German J. K. Rowling". Her books are very popular in her native country, and many have now been translated into English. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.



Average rating: 3.84 · 305,783 ratings · 17,763 reviews · 114 distinct works · Similar authors
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 144,352 ratings — published 2005 — 85 editions
Inkspell (Inkworld, #2)
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 42,994 ratings — published 2005 — 58 editions
The Thief Lord
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 36,297 ratings — published 2000 — 56 editions
Dragon Rider
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 30,559 ratings — published 1997 — 41 editions
Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3)
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 29,770 ratings — published 2007 — 52 editions
The Inkheart Trilogy: Inkhe...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 4,682 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions
Reckless (Reckless, #1)
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 5,400 ratings — published 2010 — 41 editions
Igraine the Brave
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 3,215 ratings — published 1998 — 18 editions
When Santa Fell To Earth
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 908 ratings — published 1994 — 21 editions
The Princess Knight
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 676 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions
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3.663855421686747 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,660 ratings
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Die Wilden Hühner (5 books)
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3.89021164021164 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,512 ratings
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“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

“Stories never really end...even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.”
Cornelia Funke, Inkspell

“Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times?" Mo had said..."As if something were left between the pages every time you read it. Feelings, thoughts, sounds, smells...and then, when you look at the book again many years later, you find yourself there, too, a slightly younger self, slightly different, as if the book had preserved you like a pressed flower...both strange and familiar.”
Cornelia Funke, Inkspell

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