J.K.ROWLING
BIRTHDAY31/07/2024
J.K. Rowling (born July 31, 1965, Yate, near Bristol, England) is a British
author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry
Potter series,
about a young sorcerer in training.
The first book in
the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997; also published as Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer’s Stone), was released under the name J.K.
Rowling. (Her publisher recommended a gender-neutral pen name; born Joanne
Rowling, she used J.K., adding the middle name Kathleen.)The book received
numerous awards, including the British Book Award. Succeeding volumes—Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban (1999), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix (2003), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince (2005)—also were best sellers, available in more than
200 countries and some 60 languages. The seventh and final novel in the series, Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows, was released in 2007.
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