Cornelia Funke





Cornelia Funke

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

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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.



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Average rating: 3.84 · 152,391 ratings · 14,182 reviews · 90 distinct works
Inkheart (Inkheart, #1)
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 67,043 ratings — published 2003 — 64 editions
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Inkspell (Inkheart, #2)
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 26,192 ratings — published 2005 — 46 editions
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The Thief Lord
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 21,079 ratings — published 2000 — 42 editions
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Inkdeath (Inkheart, #3)
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 14,306 ratings — published 2007 — 35 editions
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Dragon Rider
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 13,857 ratings — published 1997 — 34 editions
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Reckless (Reckless, #1)
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 2,528 ratings — published 2010 — 29 editions
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Inkheart Trilogy: Inkheart, In...
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 2,107 ratings — published 2003 — 12 editions
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Igraine the Brave
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 1,836 ratings — published 1998 — 16 editions
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When Santa Fell To Earth
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 580 ratings21 editions
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The Princess Knight
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions
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Inkheart Inkspell Inkdeath
Inkheart (3 books)
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3.84154585846053 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 109,609 ratings
Reckless
Reckless (2 books)
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3.66202629543697 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 2,586 ratings
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Ghosthunters (4 books)
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3.62579473206176 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,101 ratings
Die wilden Hühner Die wilden Hühner auf Klassen... Die Wilden Hühner. Fuchsalarm... Die Wilden Hühner und das GlÃ... Die Wilden Hühner und die Lie...
Die Wilden Hühner (5 books)
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3.86064030131827 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 531 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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which is your favorite Ink trilogy (Inkheart Trilogy: Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke) character?

Meggie
 
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Fenoglio
 
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Other
 
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Farid
 
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Elenor
 
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Cloudancer
 
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Roxan
 
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Dustfinger
 
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The Magpie
 
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Capricorn
 
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The Alderhead
 
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Resa
 
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You can't decide if you like Farid or Megggie better
 
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You can't decide between two (or more) others
 
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Gwin
 
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Jinx
 
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Basta
 
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Mo
 
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You like them all
 
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You dislike them all
 
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What is the ink trilogy?
 
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I will vote once I know what happens in Inkdeath
 
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It changes between books
 
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