Cornelia Funke was born in the German town of Dorsten in 1958. She studied higher education in pedagogy and illustration and soon began working as a book illustrator and writing for a younger audience.
She is the author of more than 40 books that have been translated into 30 languages and numerous television scripts. One of the scripts that has been made into a film is Inkheart. By 2025, she received recognition from Time magazine as one of the hundred most influential people in the world.
Her books have received numerous awards such as the BookSense, Book of the Year Children's Literature, USA 2006; Silver Slate, Dutch award for children's literature 2006 or the best book of the year 2005 at the Disney Adventures Book Awards for Inkspell.
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