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Cornelia Caroline Funke

Born December 10, 1958 (1958-12-10) (age 49)
Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupation Author
Genres Adventure, Fantasy
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Cornelia Caroline Funke (born December 10, 1958, in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a multiple award-winning German author of children's fiction. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorsten (ˈdɔʁstən is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located on the northern edge of the Ruhr Area, along the Lippe River North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction An adventure is an activity that comprises Risky dangerous and uncertain experiences Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorsten (ˈdɔʁstən is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located on the northern edge of the Ruhr Area, along the Lippe River North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 She is best known for her Inkworld trilogy, with the English translation of the third, Inkdeath, to be released in early 2008. Inkworld is a series of three Fantasy novels written by German author Cornelia Funke, comprising Inkheart (2003 Inkdeath (German title Tintentod) is the third book in the Inkworld trilogy. The Inkworld books have gained a variety of attention, and critics have praised Funke as the "German J. K. Rowling". Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the [1] Her books are very popular in her native country, and many have now been translated into English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting An adventure is an activity that comprises Risky dangerous and uncertain experiences She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

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Biography

Cornelia Funke was born in 1958 in the German town of Dorsten. As a child, she wanted to become an astronaut and or a pilot, but then decided to study Education ("Pädagogik") at the University of Hamburg. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained [2] After finishing her studies, Funke worked for three years as a social worker, focusing on children with a deprived background. [3] She had a stint illustrating books, but soon began writing her own stories,[2] inspired by the sorts of stories that had appealed to the deprived children she had worked with. [3] During the late 1980s and the 1990s, Funke established herself in Germany with two children's series, namely the fantasy-oriented Gespensterjäger (Ghosthunters) and the Wilde Hühner (Wild Chicks) line of books. The Wild Chicks ("Die wilden Hühner" is a series of children's and youth books written by Cornelia Funke. Her international breakthrough came with the fantasy novel Dragon Rider (1996), which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 78 weeks,[4] and was continued with The Thief Lord (2000, translated into English in 2002), which immediately climbed to the #2 position of the New York Times bestseller list,[5] stayed there for 19 weeks and sold 1. Dragon Rider ( Drachenreiter) is a 1997 German novel by Cornelia Funke. This article is about the novel for information about the movie see The Thief Lord (film The Thief Lord (original German title Herr der 5 million copies. [4] Her follow-up novel was Inkheart (2003), which won the 2003 BookSense Book of the Year Children's Literature award. Inkheart (original title Tintenherz) is a young adult-child Fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the [6] Inkheart was the first part of a trilogy which was continued with Inkspell (2005), which won Funke her second BookSense Book of the Year Children's Literature award. Inkspell (original title Tintenblut which really means Inkblood) is a young adult novel by Cornelia Funke. [6] As a testament to her growing importance, Time magazine listed Funke as one of the "100 most influential people of 2005", calling her the "German J. K. Rowling" and praised her work as a mix of "(underrated) prose, moody, unpredictable characters and the instinctive feel of her plots, which are happily devoid of emotional manipulation". For other uses see Time (disambiguation Time is a component of a measuring system used to sequence events to compare the durations of Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the [1] The trilogy was finally concluded in Inkdeath (published in Germany in 2007, English version Spring 2008, American version Fall 2008). Inkdeath (German title Tintentod) is the third book in the Inkworld trilogy.

On writing

On her personal homepage, Funke states that the vital starting point for a good book is an "idea", and if that idea is worth it, to research on interesting topics which support the idea, and to search for appropriate places and characters. [7] With ideas, she said that for her, "they come from everywhere and nowhere, from outside and inside. I have so many, I won`t be able to write them down in one lifetime. "[8] The characters, Funke elaborates, "Mostly they step into my writing room and are so much alive, that I ask myself, where did they come from. Of course, some of them are the result of hard thinking, adding characteristics, manners, etc. , but others are alive from the first moment they appear", and pointed out that Dustfinger from "Inkheart" was one of the most vivid characters who ever popped into her mind. [9] For aspiring authors, Funke says: "Read – and be curious. And if somebody says to you: 'Things are this way. You can`t change it' - don`t believe a word. "[10]

Personal life

Funke married printer Rolf Funke in 1981. They have two children, Anna (b. 1989) and Ben (b. 1994). [2] For the next 24 years, the Funke family lived in Hamburg,[2] before they moved to Los Angeles in May 2005. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [11] [12] Rolf Funke died of colorectal cancer on 5 March 2006 in a Los Angeles hospital. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Awards

Cornelia Funke was voted into the Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. Inkheart (original title Tintenherz) is a young adult-child Fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the The Roswitha Prize (Ger "Roswitha-Preis" is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and In 2006, Funke was awarded the Sakura Medal by the International Students of Japan in the Chapter Book category for her successful book, Dragon Rider. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dragon Rider ( Drachenreiter) is a 1997 German novel by Cornelia Funke.

Novels

The Inkworld Trilogy

Ghosthunters

Die Wilden Hühner

Picture books

References

  1. ^ a b The 2005 Time 100: Cornelia Funke
  2. ^ a b c d Cornelia Funke Biografie
  3. ^ a b Cornelia Funke biography, Scholastic. This article is about the novel for information about the movie see The Thief Lord (film The Thief Lord (original German title Herr der Dragon Rider ( Drachenreiter) is a 1997 German novel by Cornelia Funke. When Santa Fell to Earth (2004 is a novel by German author Cornelia Funke. Igraine the Brave is a Fantasy novel written by Cornelia Funke. Inkheart (original title Tintenherz) is a young adult-child Fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, and the first book of the Inkspell (original title Tintenblut which really means Inkblood) is a young adult novel by Cornelia Funke. Inkdeath (German title Tintentod) is the third book in the Inkworld trilogy. com
  4. ^ a b Cornelia Funke
  5. ^ THE THIEF LORD by Cornelia Funke
  6. ^ a b BookSense Book of the Year Children's Literature
  7. ^ How do you begin your writing process?
  8. ^ How do you come up with all the ideas for your books?
  9. ^ How do you come up with all the characters?
  10. ^ What is your advice for aspiring authors?
  11. ^ Die einflußreichste Deutsche der Welt. Die Welt (15 April 2005). Die Welt ( English: The World) is a German national daily newspaper published by the Axel Springer AG company Retrieved on 17 January 2008.
  12. ^ Cornelia Funke's Website

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NAME Funke, Cornelia Caroline
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Author
DATE OF BIRTH 1958-12-10
PLACE OF BIRTH Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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