If an author revisits the world of her greatest literary successes after many years, then that is a risk. Hardly anyone would know this better than Cornelia Funke. After all, she herself invented such a poet with cord-cutting difficulties as one of her most important characters. Fenoglio is the name of the author of the book that “Inkheart” and the two subsequent volumes were about. A book within a book in which the bookbinder Mo, a magically gifted reader, and his daughter Meggie read into Funke’s bestseller from 2003. Fenoglio also cannot resist the temptation to intervene once again in the world of the novel he completed years ago. The result: a complete mess. Because the story has long since developed further without any input from its author. He stands almost powerless in front of his creation and can only try to mend it, as if it were an inflatable boat that was threatening to sink.
“The Color of Revenge” by Cornelia Funke: Gray clouds are gathering – culture
