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Cornelia Funke is an award-winning German children's author, born in Dorsten in 1958. After graduating from university, she worked for three years as a social worker in an educational project for children from difficult and deprived backgrounds. Following a post-graduate course in book illustration at the Hamburg State College of Design, she worked as a designer of board games and as an illustrator of children's books. Disappointed by the stories she was asked to illustrate, Cornelia was inspired to write her own stories for young readers - books that would appeal not only to bookish children but also to children who hadn't yet had a positive reading experience.
Cornelia's books have been translated from German into 35 different languages, and include INKHEART, INKSPELL, INKDEATH (publication Autumn 2008, Chicken House), THE THIEF LORD, DRAGONRIDER and IGRAINE THE BRAVE.
THE THIEF LORD movie came out in 2006 and the Hollywood production of INKHEART should premier in Berlin, London and America later this year.
As a reader, Cornelia has always loved good fantasy, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, J. M Barrie's Peter Pan and William Goldmans's The Princess Bride. She also loves Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife.
Cornelia lives in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, with her 18-year-old daughter Anna and 13-year-old son Ben and their wonderful and crazy dog Luna (aka Looney).
You can find out more information by visiting these web sites:
www.corneliafunkefans.com
www.corneliafunke.de/en
Website:
http://www.corneliafunkefans.com
Bibliography:
Fiction
The Thief Lord Chicken House (June 2002)
Inkheart Chicken House (October 2003)
Dragon Rider Chicken House (September 2005)
Inkspell Chicken House (October 2005)
When Santa fell to Earth Chicken House (October 2006)
Igraine the Brave Chicken House (September 2007)
Inkdeath Chicken House (to be published Autumn 2008)
Ghosthunters Series:
Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost Chicken House (July 2004)
Ghosthunters and the Mud-dipping Monster Chicken House (July 2007)
Ghosthunters and the Bloodthirsty Baroness Chicken House (July 2007)
Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invisible Lightning Ghost Chicken House (July 2007)
Picture Books
The Princess Knight Chicken House (March 2004)
Pirate Girl Chicken House (June 2005)
The Wildest Brother Chicken House (May 2006)
Princess Pigsty Chicken House (May 2007)
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