Catherine
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Cornelia Funke:
In your answer to a previous question about story elements you drew inspiration for from real-life things you said that "a fire eater in a market place" was one of them for Inkheart. In several different parts in Inkspell Fenoglio says he bases his characters off of real people (namely Mo). So, what I'm wondering is, who did he base Dustfinger off of, if anyone? And did that fire-eater you saw look like Dustfinger?
Cornelia Funke
I saw several fire eaters, Ketti. They came from Brittany and were glorious. But no, Dustfinger's looks were not inspired by them. Just the profession:)
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Harikrishnan Nair
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Cornelia Funke:
Dear Ma'am, I'd like to disturb you with a question ( after all, that's what this column is meant for and I didn't make it serve its purpose last time ) . If you happen to get a wish which will allow you to read your most favorite character out of a book, which character would you read out ? { Thank you replying to my comment previously. It means a LOT to me. }
Amira Rutherford-Moore
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Cornelia Funke:
Hi Cornelia! Ive been a avid fan of yours for about seven years, where I fell in love with your Inkheart trilogy. Inkspell will always be one of my all time favorites! My favorite of yours is the Mirrorworld books, those just take my breath away with each word and description. I know you recently published heartless in German a few months ago,But, do you have any idea when it will be published in English??
Austen Lea
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Cornelia Funke:
Hello Cornelia! Firstly I want to say thank you for your books, they were such an important part of my world as a child, and are still favorites to this day. I wanted to inquire about your earliest inspirations as a writer, who would you say influenced your writing style as you went about the creative process for books like The Dragon Rider? I'd love to know a few of them.
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