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Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads.

Cornelia Funke

Books

Every German child learns to speak English in school.

Cornelia Funke

English

School

And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts.

Cornelia Funke

Father

Yes, I always imagined living in other places.

Cornelia Funke

Living

Second, there are so many magical places in books that you can't go to, like Hogwarts and Middle Earth, so I wanted to set a story in a place where children can actually go.

And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have to approve it.

Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.