Cornelia Funke Quotes
The night swallowed him up like a thieving fox.
Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart. Scholastic Inc., 2003.
Referring to Kremlin political infighting:. a geographical Caribbean area where many planes and ships have been lost
This famous decree issued the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It called for all prisoners held in the occupied countries of Europe to be transported to Germany. Most were Jews that had already been rounded up. This was Hitler’s euphemism for the murder of almost all of the prisoners, Jews and Christians.
Cornelia Maria Funke (German: [kɔʁˈneːli̯a ˈfʊŋ.kə] (listen)) 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. Funke has since become Germany's "best-selling author for children." Her work has been translated into several languages and, as of 2012, Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.