by Cornelia Funke · Siruela · tapa dura · ISBN 9788478447909
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«Corazón de tinta» is the young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, published by Siruela in hardback (608 pages, in Spanish).
When a strange visitor bursts into their home, Meggie and her father Mo flee to Aunt Elinor's house. There Meggie discovers that Mo, nicknamed Tongue of the Wizard, can bring book characters to life by reading aloud. That gift attracts the villain Capricorn and unleashes a struggle between fiction and reality.
With illustrations by Cornelia Funke, translation by Rosa Pilar Blanco, number 115 in the Las Tres Edades collection and first installment of the trilogy completed by Sangre de tinta and Muerte de tinta.
Aimed at young readers aged 12 and up.
Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and focused primarily on fantasy-oriented stories that depict the lives of children faced with adversity. Funke has since become Germany's "bestselling author for children". Her work has been translated into several languages and, as of 2012, Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
