Mildred L. Batchelder Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2003) Winner
Cornelia Funke
コルネリア・フンケ
Kōneria Funke
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-12-10 （Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English
- Residence History
- Hamburg (24 years) → Los Angeles (2005-2021) → Tuscany, Italy (2021-)
Career
- Occupations
- Children's fiction author, Social worker, Book illustrator
- Active Years
- 1988-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hamburg | — | Pedagogy | — | — | Germany |
University of Hamburg
Pedagogy
Country:
Germany
Studied pedagogy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kalbacher Klapperschlange | Dragon Rider | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Wildweibchenpreis | Collected works | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Corine Literature Prize | The Thief Lord | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Mildred L. Batchelder Award | The Thief Lord | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Book Sense Book of the Year Children's Literature | Inkheart | — | — | 栄誉 |
| 2006 | Book Sense Book of the Year Children's Literature | Inkspell | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Roswitha Prize | Body of work | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2020 | German Youth Literature Awards Special Award For Lifetime Achievement | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Kalbacher Klapperschlange
1998
Work:
Dragon Rider
Result:
受賞
Wildweibchenpreis
2000
Work:
Collected works
Result:
受賞
Corine Literature Prize
2003
Work:
The Thief Lord
Result:
受賞
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
2003
Work:
The Thief Lord
Result:
受賞
Book Sense Book of the Year Children's Literature
2004
Work:
Inkheart
Result:
栄誉
Book Sense Book of the Year Children's Literature
2006
Work:
Inkspell
Result:
受賞
Roswitha Prize
2008
Work:
Body of work
Result:
受賞
German Youth Literature Awards Special Award For Lifetime Achievement
2020
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Roswitha Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2008) Winner
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Edition 65 (2020) Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
The Thief Lord
2000 AdventureA story of street children and a magical carousel in Venice.
friendshipadversitymagic
Adaptations
- [Film] The Thief Lord / Richard Claus (2006)
Translations
- English translation available
Bibliography
- The Thief Lord
- Dragon Rider
- Inkheart
- Inkspell
- Inkdeath
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fantasy-oriented storiesChildren's perspectivesAdventure elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Children facing adversityMagic and realityFriendship and family
Legacy
Germany's bestselling children's author with over 20 million books sold worldwide. Called the 'German J.K. Rowling' and listed in Time 100.
In Popular Culture
- Referred to as the German J.K. Rowling
Quotes
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The vital starting point for a good book is an 'idea'.
Source: Official website -
Read – and be curious.
Source: Official website
Trivia
- Germany's bestselling author for children
- Chosen by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in 2005
- Husband died of cancer in 2006