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Cornelia Funke

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in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

December 10, 1958

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fantasy, Children's

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Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Amongst her best known books is the Inkheart trilogy. Many of Cornelia's titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She has two children, two birds and a very old dog and lives in Los Angeles, California.
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	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author), Anthea Bell (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 410,433 ratings — published 2003 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inkspell (Inkworld, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 122,666 ratings — published 2005 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thief Lord 3.98 avg rating — 94,999 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author), Anthea Bell (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 83,902 ratings — published 2007 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 81,884 ratings — published 1997 — 117 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inkheart / Inkspell / Inkdeath (The Inkheart Trilogy #1-3) 4.20 avg rating — 18,741 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reckless (Mirrorworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) (Author/Illustrator), Oliver Latsch (translator), Yngve Bjørn Berven (Narrator) 3.75 avg rating — 20,402 ratings — published 2010 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Igraine the Brave 3.88 avg rating — 8,753 ratings — published 1998 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 7,294 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Wilden Hühner (Die Wilden Hühner, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 3,893 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Germany: Memories of a Nation

by Neil MacGregor

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Cornelia Funke said: " Reading a chapter for breakfast each day- morning treat! Hurrah for Neil McGregor. He enlightened me so many times by now with his books, made me see familiar things through a different lense... First world history, next Shakespeare now my home count ...more "

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Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife

by Warner Shedd

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Māori Myths & Tribal Legends

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Cornelia Funke answered Whitney 's question: Hi Cornelia! Will you be doing a book tour once you finish the last book of the Inkworld? If so I hope to see you! I am very busy building a place here where young artists from all over the world come and work together, Whitney. And I want to get more involved with environmentalists and support their efforts. So sadly I am not sure yet whether I will have time fo See Full Answer
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Cornelia Funke answered Anna Montenegro's question: Do you think the Prince revealed his real name to you because I asked it, Cornelia? 👉🏻👈🏻 (Well, I did it several times, but above all, that was the first message I sent you, dear Cornelia) I want to tell my future grandchildren about it, if it was like that! (And, somehow, it would be as if the Prince had revealed his secret in my ear... Something to keep in my heart forever) Yes, he did, Anna:)
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“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

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“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

tags: books, feelings, reading, thoughts

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“Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.”
― Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

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Which Of These BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS Books Would You Like To See As One Of Our Group Read Options For The Summer 2010 Challenge?

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

49 votes, 25.8%

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

29 votes, 15.3%

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

26 votes, 13.7%

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

23 votes, 12.1%

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

17 votes, 8.9%

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

14 votes, 7.4%

The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee

11 votes, 5.8%

The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers

10 votes, 5.3%

The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

8 votes, 4.2%

The 351 Books of Irma Arcuri: A Novel by David Bajo

3 votes, 1.6%

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