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Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke is a German author of children's and young adult fiction, born in Dorsten, West Germany. She wrote the Inkheart trilogy (Tintenherz), The Thief Lord (Herr der Diebe) and Dragon Rider, and has illustrated some of her own books. She lived in Hamburg for many years, moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and to Tuscany, Italy, in 2021. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005, and her books have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.