Cornelia Funke

Biography

Cornelia Maria Funke is a renowned German author of children's fiction, born on December 10, 1958, in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia. She rose to prominence with her fantasy novels The Thief Lord and Dragon Rider, later followed by the bestselling Inkheart series, which includes Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath. Her works have been widely translated and adapted into films, cementing her status as Germany's bestselling author for children.