“And the Story Goes on…: A Conversation with Cornelia Funke”

The Consulate General of Germany New York and Deutsches Haus at NYU, in collaboration with the German Language School Conference (GLSC), present a reading from Reckless 4, the most recently published novel by Cornelia Funke, followed by a conversation between the acclaimed German storyteller and illustrator and Juliane Camfield, Director of Deutsches Haus at NYU. This reading and conversation, which will also include a Q&A, is presented in the context of the GLSC’s annual conference (November 13-15, 2020). An introduction to the event will be provided by Consul General David Gill.

About the novel:

Reckless 4: Auf silberner Fährte [On Silver Trail] (Dressler Verlag, November 2020).

The fourth installment in Cornelia Funke’s Reckless series finds Fox and Jacob on a journey through Japan to fight for their loves. Jacob, together with his brother Will, searches for a mirror that Sixteen, the girl made of glass and silver, told them about. Will is looking for revenge while Jacob is searching for security for himself and Fox, to protect them from the longstanding deal that he once struck with Spieler. However, a dead man has other plans, and the mirror they are looking for gives birth to a terrible huntress.

About the author:

Cornelia Funke tells stories for all ages–as storytellers do–for book eaters and those who don’t succumb easily to printed magic. She is the bestselling author of Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord, and the Inkworld and MirrorWorld series. She lives in Malibu, California, on her avocado farm with her donkeys, ducks, and dogs. Learn more about Cornelia at her website: www.corneliafunke.com

Attendance information:

To RSVP for this event, please click here. Registration is free and the event is open to the general public. Only registered attendees will receive Zoom meeting information prior to the event. You can download Zoom here.