“The Thief Lord” and “Inkheart” are now movies.įunke, 51, spoke to Reuters about her new series:Ī: “With Lionel Wigram, who is a friend of mine and a movie producer who studied literature at Oxford. She became known globally with her 2002 book “The Thief Lord” which she followed up with “Dragon Rider” and the “Inkworld” trilogy about a bookbinder who can bring characters from books into the real world. 14 with Funke and Wigram on tour to promote the book that follows two brothers as they head into an updated version of the fairy tale world created by the Brothers Grimm.įunke, now living in Los Angeles, began her working life as a social worker dealing with children from deprived backgrounds but had her first book published in German in 1993. SYDNEY, Sept 15 (Reuters Life!) - Children’s author Cornelia Funke spent nearly 20 years writing alone so was apprehensive when a friend from the movie business suggested working together on a new series in a fairy tale world with a modern, dark twist.īut the German author, best known for “The Thief Lord” and her best-selling “Inkworld” trilogy, said working with producer Lionel Wigram - who worked on the Harry Potter movies and “Sherlock Holmes” - taught her a lot and was inspiring.Īfter three years of collaboration, “Reckless” is being released on Sept.
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