Cornelia Franz

Cornelia Franz is a German writer. She studied German and American studies, or literature, trained as a publishing bookseller, and worked for several years as an editor, including on travel guides and art books. In 1993, she began writing travel guides, novels for adults, and, above all, books for children and young adults. Her published works include Calypsos Irrfahrt and Goldene Steine. Calypsos Irrfahrt received the Hamburg Literature Prize, and her books have been translated into several languages. As a child, Franz was an avid reader.