Do you know who wrote "Harry Potter"?

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Since June 1997, many readers began to ask themselves one question: "Who wrote" Harry Potter? ". It was at that time that the first of the books about the adventures of a young wizard came out. Rowling, although the name of the author is Joanna, and the middle name is Kathleen, she came up with herself, as required by the publishers. Initially, the publisher decided that the reader should think that the one who wrote "Harry Potter" is a man, as the editors were afraid that boys would be reluctant to buy a book written by a lady, so the cover only had her initials instead of the writer's name, fortunately, these fears were not confirmed.

Since the very first book, "Harry Potter" has been loved by millions of readers. As of 2011, over four hundred and fifty million copies have been sold. All 7 novels have been translated into 67 languages, including Russian. Thanks to this, JK Rowling is today one of the most translated writers in the world.

From childhood, Joan was an inventor and constantly composed various fantastic stories. Your firstshe wrote a story at the age of six, and the main character in it was a rabbit. At school and college, the future star continued to compose stories - a lot of them were written during her studies. Even after getting a job, she continued to write instead of fulfilling her official duties, which did not really please her employers. One day on the train from London to Manchester, Joan looked out the window, and suddenly an image appeared in her head boy. He had a scar on his forehead and round glasses on his nose. Since Joan did not have a pen with her, she mentally completed this image for the rest of the way. The same evening the writer returned home and the first book of Harry Potter adventures was started.

It is very difficult for many readers to imagine that the one who wrote "Harry Potter" is one person, and not a team of authors. What kind of imagination, what liveliness of mind, is needed to describe in such detail the world in which the heroes who have already fallen in love with everyone live! This series of books contains a mixture of various literary genres, including teen romance, fantasy, thriller, and detective story.

Fans and fans who study the author's biography are constantly finding new interesting facts about Harry Potter. For example, the driver of the mysterious bus, Ernie, and the conductor, Stanley, are named after Joan's grandparents. And the birthday of the protagonist of the series of novels surprisingly coincides with the birthday of the one who wrote "Harry Potter" - JK Rowling herself. OnToday Rowling is a world-famous writer and the richest woman in the UK. This became possible thanks to the adaptation of her novels. In addition, all the books about the young wizard Harry have been released in audio format. Joan herself has received many prestigious literary awards, and in 2001 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire. In 2011, the writer received an award for her contribution to the development of British cinema along with the creators of the Harry Potter films.