WRITER

Cornelia Funke

1958 - Today

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Cornelia Maria Funke (German: [kɔʁˈneːli̯a ˈfʊŋkə] ; born 10 December 1958) is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and focused primarily on fantasy-oriented stories that depict the lives of children faced with adversity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelia Funke has received more than 565,542 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Cornelia Funke is the 2,726th most popular writer (down from 2,407th in 2019), the 2,874th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,504th in 2019) and the 177th most popular German Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost
Ghost stories, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Timid nine-year-old Tom Tomsky reluctantly agrees to help professional ghostbuster Hetty Camomile dispel an IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost) from an old house.
2006
Inkspell (Inkworld #2)
Characters in literature, Magic, Fantasy fiction
Dustfinger has found a Silvertoung named Orpheus to read him back to Inkworld but after he is read in Farid finds out Basta and Mortola are against it. Farid has Meggie read him and herself into Inkheart to warn Dustfinger. But Mortola and Basa have Mortimer and Resa captive. They have the Orpheus read them all into Inkheart but when Mortola realizes Capricorn is really dead she shoots Mo and badly injured him. The Adderhead capture Mo and Resa and take them to the dungeon. Its up to Meggie, Dustfinger,Farid and Fenoglio to save them before there execution.
2005
Igraine Ohnefurcht
Magic, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction
The daughter of two magicians, twelve-year-old Igraine wants nothing more than to be a knight, and when their castle is attacked by a treacherous neighbor bent on stealing their singing magic books, Igraine has an opportunity to demonstrate her bravery.
1998
Herr der Diebe
Street children, Detectives, Detective and mystery stories
Escaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," while also eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany.
2000
Drachenreiter
Littérature de jeunesse anglaise, Fantasy fiction, Animaux fabuleux
Dragon Rider is about a brave young dragon called Firedrake who embarks upon a dangerous journey to the Rim of Heaven in the Himalayas--a magical place where silver dragons can rest easy, free from the threat of destruction by mankind and their only hope of sanctuary. The key to its location is a map rendered by a rat who is a master cartographer. Firedrake is joined on his quest by Ben, an orphaned boy, and Sorrell--a wise-cracking Brownie that is an odd, but ingenious, grumpy kind of fairy. Their journey is not a straightforward one by any means. Created by an alchemist called Petrosius Henbane in 1424, Nettlebrand (a malevolent creature covered in impenetrable gold plates) is their biggest threat--he is intent on destroying them. Nettlebrand is aided by Twigleg, a homunculus who has stowed away in Ben's bag and who is feeding reports on their progress back to his master. Their exciting encounters are many... It is easy to forgive the narrative's excessive length when readers are gorging on such a wonderfully inventive and readable story from an author who has her readers in the palm of her hand on every page.
2001
Inkheart (Inkworld #1)
Fathers and daughters, Characters in literature, Magic
A twelve-year-old girl named Meggie discovers that her father, Mo, can transport fictional characters out of books and into the real world by reading the stories out loud. Many years ago, Mo read a book called *Inkheart* and brought to life an evil villain named Capricorn, at the same time losing his wife inside the story. Now, after Capricorn kidnaps Mo to use his magical powers, Meggie must use her own abilites to stop Capricorn and save Mo, with the help of Fenoglio, the author of *Inkheart*, and Dustfinger, another character who was taken from *Inkheart*.
2003
Pan's Labyrinth
Children's fiction, nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2019-07-21, New York Times bestseller
Inspired by the film of the same name.
2019
Tintentod
Bookbinding, Books and reading, Characters and characteristics in literature
Mo or as they call him The Bluejay try's to help Dustfinger who is now in the realm of the dead, when he is confronted by Death itself. Death wants Mo to give her what he took when he bound the White Book, the Adderhead's life. If he does not wright the three words in the White Book killing the Adderhead she will take his and Meggies life for she helped bind the White Book. She lets him and Dustfinger go to try to kill the Adderhead. Resa is with child and Meggie is having trouble with her feelings for Farid and Doria the Strong Mans brother.
2007
Tintenherz
Fathers and daughters, Characters in literature, Magic
Wenn Bücher lebendig werden ... In einer stürmischen Nacht taucht ein unheimlicher Gast bei Meggie und ihrem Vater Mo auf. Er warnt Mo vor einem Mann namens Capricorn. Am nächsten Morgen reist Mo überstürzt mit Meggie zu ihrer Tante Elinor. Elinor verfügt über die kostbarste Bibliothek, die Meggie je gesehen hat. Hier versteckt Mo das Buch, um das sich alles dreht. Ein Buch, das Mo vor vielen Jahren zum letzten Mal gelesen hat und das jetzt in den Mittelpunkt eines unglaublichen, magischen und atemberaubenden Abenteuers rückt, eines Abenteuers, in dessen Verlauf Meggie nicht nur das Geheimnis um Zauberzunge und Capricorn löst, sondern auch selbst in große Gefahr gerät.
2003
Drachenreiter
Germanic literature, Littérature de jeunesse anglaise, Fantasy fiction
Dragon Rider is about a brave young dragon called Firedrake who embarks upon a dangerous journey to the Rim of Heaven in the Himalayas--a magical place where silver dragons can rest easy, free from the threat of destruction by mankind and their only hope of sanctuary. The key to its location is a map rendered by a rat who is a master cartographer. It is a great book for kids over age 8!
2000
Herr der Diebe
Street children, Detectives, Detective and mystery stories
Escaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," while also eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany.
2000
Tintenblut
Magic, fiction, Books and reading, fiction, Children's fiction
Dustfinger has found a Silvertoung named Orpheus to read him back to Inkworld but after he is read in Farid finds out Basta and Mortola are against it. Farid has Meggie read him and herself into Inkheart to warn Dustfinger. But Mortola and Basa have Mortimer and Resa captive. They have the Orpheus read them all into Inkheart but when Mortola realizes Capricorn is really dead she shoots Mo and badly injured him. The Adderhead capture Mo and Resa and take them to the dungeon. Its up to Meggie, Dustfinger,Farid and Fenoglio to save them before there execution.
2005

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cornelia Funke ranks 2,726 out of 7,302. Before her are Peter James, Yasushi Inoue, Marjorie Boulton, Procopius of Gaza, Peter Bieri, and Ryōkan. After her are Marie Marvingt, Francis Ponge, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Ludwig Rellstab, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Vladimir Voinovich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Cornelia Funke ranks 100. Before her are Tracey Adams, Fiona Shaw, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Riccardo Paletti, Sergey Sobyanin, and Andy Gibb. After her are Lakhdar Belloumi, David O. Russell, Didier Auriol, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Kevin Sorbo, and Carlos Tavares.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Cornelia Funke ranks 2,874 out of 7,253. Before her are Luigi Colani (1928), Claus Schilling (1871), Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch (1888), Susanna of Bavaria (1502), Johannes Werner (1468), and Elga Andersen (1935). After her are Harold Faltermeyer (1952), Wilhelm von Biela (1782), John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513), Edzard II, Count of East Frisia (1532), Josias von Heeringen (1850), and Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Cornelia Funke ranks 177. Before her are Georg Herwegh (1817), Günter Wallraff (1942), Waldemar Bonsels (1880), Matthias Claudius (1740), Gustav Schwab (1792), and Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808). After her are Ludwig Rellstab (1799), Sebastian Franck (1499), Mina Witkojc (1893), Alice Schwarzer (1942), Malwida von Meysenbug (1816), and Wolfgang Iser (1926).

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