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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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Average rating: 3.97 · 1,013,688 ratings · 47,083 reviews · 447 distinct works • Similar authors

	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author), Anthea Bell (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 443,871 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Inkspell (Inkworld, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 135,819 ratings — published 2005 — 14 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 3.99 avg rating — 102,784 ratings — published 2000 — 144 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) 3.98 avg rating — 94,194 ratings — published 2007 — 124 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) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 85,785 ratings — published 1997 — 121 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 — 23,012 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Inkheart / Inkspell / Inkdeath (The Inkheart Trilogy, #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 19,783 ratings — published 2008 — 16 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 3.90 avg rating — 9,374 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 — 8,529 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Die Wilden Hühner (Die Wilden Hühner, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 5,062 ratings — published 1993 — 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

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Tintenwelt (4 books)
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Dragon Rider (4 books)
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Reckless (5 books)
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Die Wilden Hühner (6 books)
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Gespensterjäger (4 books)
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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

by Antony Alpers

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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

tags: inspirational

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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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September 2016: Books about Books!

This month, we read books which are about books, or about stories, or libraries. Books for the booklovers in us all. These are fiction, which I only specify because there are so many books about books which are nonfiction... literally about books. These are stories.

Vote amongst your faves below!

The Shadow of the Wind =>TIE BREAKER WINNER
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

3 votes, 37.5%

The Princess Bride
by William Goldman

3 votes, 37.5%

The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak

1 vote, 12.5%

Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke

Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke

1 vote, 12.5%

I Do Not Care

0 votes, 0.0%

8 total votes

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message 9: by Cornelia

Apr 10, 2016 07:57PM

Gissi wrote: "I love Inkheart! Thanks so much!"

thank you for traveling in my worlds:)

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message 8: by Cornelia

Apr 10, 2016 07:57PM

Atilio wrote: "Thank you for accepting my friend request!!!! I love yours book!!!! "The Thief Lord" is one of my favourite book and Inkspell is amazing!!!!"

Thank you so much, Atilio, both from Scipio, Dustfinger and me

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message 7: by Cornelia

Apr 10, 2016 07:56PM

άτнέηά wrote: "Thanks for accepting my request! Inkheart is one of my favorites! :D"

Thank you so much from Dustfinger an me:)

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message 6: by Cornelia

Apr 10, 2016 07:56PM

Bookworm_75 wrote: "Thank you so so sooo much for accepting my friend request and THANK YOU for writing Inkheart!! That book has changed my life forever and I won't ever forget it!!"

what a magical thing to hear:) Thank you Bookworm (one of my favorite creatures)

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message 5: by Ellie Mellie

Apr 10, 2016 11:54AM

Thank you so so sooo much for accepting my friend request and THANK YOU for writing Inkheart!! That book has changed my life forever and I won't ever forget it!!

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message 4: by άτнέηά

Mar 07, 2016 01:07PM

Thanks for accepting my request! Inkheart is one of my favorites! :D

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message 3: by Atilio

Aug 17, 2015 05:24PM