Cornelia Funke

About Cornelia Funke

She is the author of the popular Inkheart trilogy and has won numerous literary honors in the United States, Japan, and Germany. She also wrote the Ghosthunters, MirrorWorld, and Wild Chicks fantasy/adventure series, in addition to the Inkheart volumes.

Cornelia Maria Funke is a German children's novelist. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she started her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and mainly focuses on fiction-based stories depicting the lives of children facing adversity. Funke has become "Germany's best-selling children's author". His work has been translated into multiple languages, and in 2012 Funke sold more than 20 million copies of his book worldwide. Funke is hailed as the author of children's novels The Thief Lord and Dragon Rider, translated and published in English after its first publication in Germany. She was later recognized for her series of Inkheart novels, including Inkheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath. The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, Inkheart have all been adapted into feature films and have been on the New York Times bestsellers list for several weeks.

Genre	Adventure, fantasy
Occupation	Author
Born	December 10, 1958, Dorsten, West Germany
Notable works	The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, Inkheart trilogy
Children	2

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Trivia

In addition to Inkheart and other adventure series, she also wrote several stand-alone books, including The Thief Lord, Dragonrider, and When Santa Fell to Earth.

Cornelia Funke before fame

She received her education at the University of Hamburg and went on to work as a social worker. Die Wilden Hühner, her first novel, was released in 1993.

Achievement of Cornelia Funke

She wrote several stand-alone stories, including The Thief Lord, Dragonrider, and When Santa Fell to Earth, in addition to Inkheart and other adventure series.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$20 Million

Cornelia Funke family life

Helmi and Karl-Heinz Funke raised her in Dorsten, Germany. With her spouse, Rolf Frahm, she had two children, Anna and Ben.

Associations of Cornelia Funke

Her Inkheart novels were turned into a film with the same title in 2008, starring Rafi Gavron.

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