Maria Sokolova
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Cornelia Funke:
Dear Cornelia, first of all I'd like to thank you so much for your books. I love them from the bottom of my heart! They're gorgeous! And I'm totally in love with your characters. Actually I have several questions to you. My first question is about Reckless. Have you inspired the Brothers Grimm fairytales while writing you story? What fairytales impressed you the most and had the most vivid reflection in Mirrorworld?
Cornelia Funke
thank you for reading my book Maria!:) The Reckless books all play with motives from Fairy Tales, but from very different countries: Book 1-Germany, Austria (So yes, Grimm's Tales), Book 2 France, Switzerland, Great Britain, Book 3, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia etc, Book 4 Japan (I am currently writing that one:)
There are too many tales that inspired Mirrorworld:) I plan to at some point publish lists of the most important ones, probably when I am done with all the books:)
There are too many tales that inspired Mirrorworld:) I plan to at some point publish lists of the most important ones, probably when I am done with all the books:)
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Danielle
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Cornelia Funke:
Greetings! I am attending a course on Children's Literature as part of being an Early Childhood Education student at my university. I am doing an author research project and I have always enjoyed your work. As my author of choice, I was wondering what inspirations are behind your works and what made you lean towards fantasy? Thanks!
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