Cornelia Funke
![Funke in 2023](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Cornelia_Funke%2C_Frankfurter_Buchmesse_2023.jpg)
Funke achieved acclaim as the author of the children's novels ''The Thief Lord'' (2002) and ''Dragon Rider'' (2004), which were translated and released in English after originally being published in Germany. She subsequently achieved wider recognition with the ''Inkheart'' series of novels, which include ''Inkheart'' (2003), ''Inkspell'' (2005), and ''Inkdeath'' (2007). ''The Thief Lord'', ''Dragon Rider'', and ''Inkheart'' have all been adapted into feature films and spent numerous weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.
Often referred to as the "German J. K. Rowling", Funke was chosen by ''Time'' as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in their 2005 list. Provided by Wikipedia