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Cornelia Funke:
Hi Cornelia, another question. I always liked the idea of Fenoglio the writer as a character in the book, and then how we go into his written world - I love Chapter 13 of Inkspell when we see his viewpoint of this. Were you at all inspired by any books that do a similar thing, such as a writer of the world the book is set in, like Melquíades in 100 Years Of Solitude or anything else similar to that?
Cornelia Funke
No, I admit I didn't have Marques as inspiration there (though I do of course love love love his books) As I wanted Inkheart to be about books, I of course needed a writer as one of it's heroes. I based Fenoglio on Beppe Fenoglio, a short story writer from Liguria, who died much too young. And of course I made him my Alter Ego, when he thinks about writing. That he ends up in his own book was not something I planned - though looking back it of course had to happen:)
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Merle Schatten
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Cornelia Funke:
Liebe Cornelia Funke, ich liebe die Reckless-Bücher sehr. Meine Lieblingsfigur ist Fuchs. Allgemein Ich mag ich Charaktere, die beschließen, einem nicht selbst gewählten, bedrängenden Leben zu entkommen und frei zu sein. Gibt es bestimmte Muster, die Sie in Figuren oder Figurenkonstellationen ganz besonders mögen? Herzliche Grüße, Merle
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