She is also the author of The Casual Vacancy a novel for adult readers and the Strike crime series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Rowlings digital company Pottermore was launched where fans can enjoy news features and articles as well as original content from J.K. She has also collaborated on a stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two which opened in Londons West End in the summer of 2016 and on Broadway in early 2018. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos) and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos) as well as a screenplay inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them which marked the start of a five-film series to be written by the author. Loved by fans around the world the series has sold over 500 million copies been translated into over 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. In her own autobiography, she remembers with great fondness, when her good friend Sean became the first person to give her the confidence that one day she would be able to make a very good writer.J.K. Rowling replied ‘well get it published then.’ She admits it was a ‘Bit of an odd thing for a child of six to think. Aged six she wrote a book about a rabbit with measles. She often tried her hand at writing, although little came from her early efforts.
J.K.Rowling studied at St Michael’s Primary School in Gloucestershire, before moving to Chepstow, South Wales at the age of nine.įrom an early age, J.K. Rowling says she never really warmed to her own name, although, she does remember having a fondness for the name Potter from quite an early age. Her childhood was generally happy, although she does remember getting teased because of her name, “Rowling” – She recalls often getting called “Rowling pin” by her less than ingenious school friends. J.K Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury, July 31st, 1965. "One of the greatest literary adventures of modern times" - Sunday Telegraph Read more with full-colour illustrations throughout from Greenaway Medal winner Kay, who breathes incredible life into these much-loved characters and locations, staying faithful to Rowling's vision but revitalising the story for a new generation" - Bookseller on HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE ILLUSTRATED EDITION "Kay's illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a triumph - a book so alive it seems to jump, explode and slither out of your hands as you read" - Telegraph on HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE ILLUSTRATED EDITION I love his interpretation of Harry Potter's world, and I feel honoured and grateful that he has lent his talent to it" - J.K. "Seeing Jim Kay's illustrations moved me profoundly. with full-colour illustrations throughout from Greenaway Medal winner Kay, who breathes incredible life into these much-loved characters and locations, staying faithful to Rowling's vision but revitalising the story for a new generation." - Bookseller on HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE ILLUSTRATED EDITION "One of the greatest literary adventures of modern times." - Sunday Telegraph "” Rowling "Kay's illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a triumph - a book so alive it seems to jump, explode and slither out of your hands as you read." - Telegraph on HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE ILLUSTRATED EDITION "It is stunning.
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