Rosemary

Rosemary asked Cornelia Funke:

Hi Corenlia. I was wondering what was the inspiration for writing The Thief Lord? It was one of my all-time favorites as a child. Thank you so much. - Rosemary Morton

Cornelia Funke There were several things that inspired Thief Lord:

First of course Venice. It is one of the most important heroes of the story.
I had the idea for the book in Venice: the idea of a boy who wants to be an adult - NOW! And who is so good at pretending he is a grown up that he is actually mistaken for one. I was a child who had Scipio's wish. I wanted to be an adult - to make my own decisions, get a dog, stay up all night, If I want to, move to an exciting and adventurous place.....there are so many stories about children, who like Peter Pan want to remain children. I wanted to write about children like me - the ones who want to grow up fast!:)

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Dear Ma'am, I'd like tell you in advance that this is not a question but rather a very big thanks to the trilogy you wrote for. In my hunt for books to read, I found out about this series and I read the trilogy. I can't actually type all that I feel when I think of this trilogy. It is and will always remain my most favorite trilogy. And for the sake of rules, here's a question mark ?

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