Fantasy in abundance and no finger-wagging ? children?s author Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke tells stories of fairies and mud monsters, of adventurous girls, a gang of children in Venice ? and her stories somewhere between fantasy and adventure are Germany?s most successful literary export at the moment.... more more

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Once upon a time in Georgia

Wednesday 13 December, 2006

Aka Morchiladze is a celebrity in Georgia and little more than an unpronouncable name beyond. That may change with "Santa Esperenza." His first book available in translation is the tragic, crazy, multi-coloured chronicle of a fantasy archipelago. Sonja Zekri pays a visit to the author in Tiflis.

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