David Smith, arts and media correspondent
Sunday October 19, 2003
The forces that brought you the Harry Potter films are locked in a titanic struggle with the powers behind the Lord of the Rings series for the services of a woman hailed as the new J.K. Rowling.
Her name is Cornelia Funke, a 44-year-old German mother of two, who is taking children's literature by storm. Championed by Barry Cunningham, the man who 'discovered' Rowling, Funke has sold half a million copies of her detective story, The Thief Lord, which spent 25 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won several awards.
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Posted by rockygirl at October 20, 2003 02:56 AMWow. Really interesting article Rocky. Has anyone read any of Funke's novels?
Posted by: madmaxime at October 20, 2003 05:00 PM