She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. She started as a book illustrator but then decided to write her own stories. Even though inkheart was not originally written in english the author, cornelia funke, is german, this translation has been beautifully done by anthea bell. A big book like inkheart, between one to three years.
Cornelia funke quotes author of inkheart goodreads. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. I dont think ive ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading diana wynne jones meggie loves books. Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy. But her father has a deep secret he posseses an extraordinary magical power. Oct 01, 2011 inkheart ebook written by cornelia funke. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors. Now inkheart, a tremendous book about books in which reading is a.
Shes the author of the beloved inkheart trilogy, and its concluding novel. Welcome to my readthrough of inkheart, by cornelia funke. A large book like inkheart or a picture book like pirate girl. The way cornelia funke portrayed this in her book was by expressing the main characters love and adoration for books, but having the downfall of. Inkheart by cornelia funke this book the first in a triology is amazing. She helped produce inkheart, a film adaptation of her. This book was a fantasy story centered on a 12year old book lover whose father had an extraordinary gift of bringing the world of books to her life. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success. Meggie, a girl at the age of 12, sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, mortimer or mo, as. How hard was it to follow up inkheart with inkspell.
Inkheart chapter 1 welcome to my readthrough of inkheart, by cornelia funke. Bestselling childrens writer cornelia funke loves the characters she. Pacing is essential, and books dont get long by larding them up with lots of unnecessary description and pointless toing and froing. Inkheart paperback or softback by funke, cornelia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tack onto the great premise a host of believable, wellrounded, flawed characters, and youve got yourself a book youll always remember. I am very happy with cornelia funke but very dissapointed in amazon. If you come up with a plot in two weeks, you can write a second book. The film is based on the bestselling book by cornelia funke and its a fantasy adventure that sends a father and. It is hard to avoid preciosity in books about books, but here funke pulls off the feat with vigor. Students will finding express their opinions in answer to four different questions about the book inkheart s characters.
Dame helen mirren, dbe born july 26, 1945 as helen lydia mironoff is an english actress who plays elinor loredan in the film adaptation of cornelia funke s inkheart. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart. A look inside the real life dream of cornelia funkes world. Chapter 1 of inkheart by cornelia funke find a book friday. One day a mysterious stranger arrives who seems linked to. Her most famous books include thief lord, inkheart and dragon rider, all of these are new york times bestselling books. In the followup to the wildly successful and enjoyable inkheart, cornelia funke delivers the second book in her trilogy, inkspell, with grace and confidence. And, as she revealed in an audiofile interview, one of her goals as an author is to try to awaken the passion for reading in children and adults. This is probably my favorite book, and i hope you enjoy it as well.
Brendan frasier and eliza bennett exclusive video interview. Written by steve frosty weintraub opening this weekend is director iain softleys inkheart. Helen mirren inkheart wiki fandom powered by wikia. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. In inkheart, one way funke accomplishes this goal is by introducing her audience to classic works of fiction. Inkheart by cornelia funke, translated by anthea bell 544pp, chicken house. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. What i thought was a really good movie adaption although in a 2016 interview, cornelia funke said about the movie, to do it was a magical experience to be on the sets and to see your characters come together around you. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inkheart. Cornelia funke is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of the thief lord, dragon rider, and the inkheart trilogy, along with many other chapter and picture books for younger readers. Cornelia is also understanding of the process of adapting a book. Aug 04, 2011 this book deserves 5 stars but i am only giving three because though the plot and story of the book was amazing, the quality was very bad. But i wanted to follow these characters even further, so i told myself, cornelia. The film is based on the bestselling book by cornelia funke and its a fantasy.
Trivia costar eliza bennett revealed in a quick faq session that helen mirren picked up her oscar when inkheart was still filming, and she even brought it to the set at one point. In an interview with dw, star kids author cornelia funke spoke about why words can be challenging. When a disturbing stranger named dustfingers intrudes on their peace, she gradually discovers that the barrier between books and the real world is permeable and that an illfated readaloud. Meggie, an avid reader, lives alone with her father, a bookbinder. Director iain softley exclusive video interview inkheart.
Cornelia funke s favorite books in many of her interviews, writer cornelia funke describes herself as a passionate reader. Its a story about people who make storiesthe people who write them, who bind them into books, and who live them. I dont think ive ever read anything that conveys sowell the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading diana wynne jones on inkheart life in the inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of inkspell. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all the latest news and much more about cornelia and her books, including the mirrorworld series, the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord, and, and, and. There are several inkheart first editions on offer but i think my favourite is this uk first where cornelia funke has sketched a doodled.
Studentmade book trailer of cornelia funkes inkheart music. Cornelia funke following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens books. Learn more about cornelia funke and the inkheart trilogy. Jan 21, 2009 written by steve frosty weintraub opening this weekend is director iain softleys inkheart. Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first released in english. How else to label inkspell, a story about trying to. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the book one of its teachers top 100 books for children. The first book in cornelia funkes internationally celebrated trilogy magical, thrilling and mesmerising. Was there a lot of pressure to make inkspell better than inkheart. Cornelia funke was an illustrator before she became the wellknown author of the inkheart books. Childrens book author cornelia funke talks about the screen.
Two years later, she published inkspell and another two years on, inkdeath. If you could read a character out of a book, who would it be and why. I dont think ive ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading. By cornelia funke apr, 2020 apr, 2020 inkheart twelve year old meggie learns that her father who repairs and binds books for a living can read fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into ser. So we put some books in a book so you can read while you read. Nov 21, 2003 inkheart by cornelia funke, translated by anthea bell 544pp, chicken house. So does her father, mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother. Phoebe and martha quiz inkheart author cornelia funke youtube.
This article only focuses on the relevant aspect towards inkheart trilogy. Dame helen mirren, dbe born july 26, 1945 as helen lydia mironoff is an english actress who plays elinor loredan in the film adaptation of cornelia funkes inkheart. Rowlings book, but she missed the most important lessons. Still on inkheart, since it is a book about books and we love that combination so, its a fairly collectable book for a recent novel having first been published in 2003. For detailed information, such as cornelia funke s complete bibliography, please consider checking out the wiki specifically dedicating to her. And suffice to say, this book gladly does not suffer from the sophomore slump syndrome, but takes the next leap forward in terms of conventional childrens storytelling. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german.
Oct 03, 2014 the way cornelia funke portrayed this in her book was by expressing the main characters love and adoration for books, but having the downfall of the awful and cruel characters from a book being. She helped produce inkheart, a film adaptation of her book of the same name. Funke has written numerous books including dragon rider, when santa fell to earth, igraine the brave, reckless, saving mississippi, inkheart, inkspell, inkdeath, igraine the brave, and the princess knight. The writers block an interview with cornelia funke middle. Jan 26, 2009 still on inkheart, since it is a book about books and we love that combination so, its a fairly collectable book for a recent novel having first been published in 2003. If you were read into a book, which book would you pick and why. Apr 22, 2014 studentmade book trailer of cornelia funke s inkheart music. How did the simple style of inkheart affect your experience reading the book. Brendan frasier and eliza bennett exclusive video interview inkheart. She talks about the ink world in our exclusive video and reads aloud from the final book in the trilogy, inkdeath. Cornelia funke born december 10, 1958 is a german author, and the author of the inkworld trilogy. Dragon rider, the thief lord and inkheart, just three of her most popular titles, have. Funke, the screen adaptation of your book inkheart will be released this week. The first book in cornelia funke s internationally celebrated trilogy magical, thrilling and mesmerising.
Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. Cornelia funke inkheart wiki fandom powered by wikia. Cornelia funke has 199 books on goodreads with 1239207 ratings. How else to label inkheart, a story about characters who fall out of a book and into real life. Her childrens books and series could fill entire shelves. Were you expecting more complexity from a book about books. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Following a postgraduate course in book illustration at the hamburg state college of design, cornelia funke worked as a designer and illustrator of childrens.
Meggie lives a quiet life alone with her father, a bookbinder. We are excited to learn a little bit more about the story behind the story. Cornelia funkes favorite books in many of her interviews, writer cornelia funke describes herself as a passionate reader. Awardwinning author cornelia funke answers questions from students and teachers about her books. The third and final book in cornelia funke s internationally celebrated trilogy magical, thrilling and mesmerising. What is your process in developing the initial idea for a book. Suddenly, the two are plunged into the kind of adventure meggie has only encountered in fiction, and they must somehow learn to harness the magic they were reading about to change the course of the story before it ruins their lives forever. The dms was lucky enough to interview cornelia funke. Jan 21, 2009 brendan frasier and eliza bennett exclusive video interview inkheart. Inkheart is an 18 hour audio book, compared to the run time of a movie which is only 2 hours. The third and final book in cornelia funkes internationally celebrated trilogy magical, thrilling and mesmerising. Students will finding express their opinions in answer to four different questions about the book inkhearts characters. But disappointment in the way some of the stories were told, combined with her desire to draw fantastic creatures and magical worlds rather than the familiar. Meggie, a girl at the age of 12, sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, mortimer or mo, as meggie calls him about it.
Cornelia funke biography life, children, name, story. Phoebe and martha quiz inkheart author cornelia funke. Nov 10, 2006 dear cornelia, ive ben reading your books for years i love inkheart and inkspell i cant wait till inkdeath comes out. Inkheart by cornelia funke paperback book the parent store. Much like many other fantasy novels, cornelia funkes books also.
109 925 1205 496 526 478 889 709 485 609 362 1197 1091 737 1081 1021 1147 1001 779 420 432 209 1331 1015 596 173 722 70 392 114 721 1169 1477 194 552 1435 308 1184