The Mysterious Nameless Knight

  • Humorous story by the great storyteller Cornelia Funke
  • Girls' empowerment: about girls beeing able to do anything

Princess Violetta wants to be able to ride and fight just like her older brothers. Her father, King Wilfried, has other plans with her, though. To celebrate her birthday, there will be a tournament – and the winner is supposed to have Violetta as his wife. Violetta absolutely wants to prevent that. She has a plan and can prove to everyone that girls can be smart and strong knights who decide for themselves … A cheekily illustrated knight’s story questioning all gender stereotypes!

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  • Publisher: Fischer Sauerländer
  • Release: 20.08.2001
  • ISBN: 978-3-596-85094-5
  • 32 Pages
  • Authors: Cornelia Funke
  • Illustrated by: Kerstin Meyer
  • 2 +
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Cornelia Funke Kerstin Meyer The Mysterious Nameless Knight
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Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke , born in 1958, is one of the most successful and well-known German children’s authors world-wide. The US magazine “Time” chose her as one of the 100 most influential people of the year 2005; she was also named as one of 50 “Best German Women” in 2007. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her books.

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Kerstin Meyer

Kerstin Meyer, born in 1966, studied illustration in Hamburg has been a freelance illustrator since 1991. The books embellished by her illustrations - among others titles by Cornelia Funke - have been translated into many languages.