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Joanne Rowling CH OBE FRSL (/ ˈ r oʊ l ɪ ŋ / ROH-ling); born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007.
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Rowling was born 31 July 1965 at Chipping Sodbury Cottage Hospital in Chipping Sodbury, Yate, Gloucesterhire England. She grew up in Tutshill, Gloucestershire, and went to school at Wyedean Comprehensive. She earned a degree in French and Classics at the University of Exeter. She worked at Amnesty International in London. The original idea for Harr...
Rowling has won many awards for the Harry Potter series of books and has earned over $1 billion. The last book of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released on 21 July 2007. Due to the popularity of the books, Rowling has become very wealthy. The books have sold over 500 million copies. Rowling has written many books about the m...
J K Rowling's novels feature a teenage boy named Harry Potter who grows up in a normal world with his aunt, uncle and cousin Dudley. When he is eleven years old, he discovers that he is a wizard and attends a magical academy called Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where Albus Dumbledore is headmaster. Harry discovers his past about a dar...
Harry Potter series
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(26 June 1997 (UK), 9 January 1998 (US)) 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2 July 1998 (UK), 6 February 1999 (US)) 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(8 July 1999 (UK), 9 August 1999 (US)) 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(7 July 2000) 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(21 June 2003) 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(16 July 2005) 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(21 July 2007)
Other books
1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (supplement to the Harry Potterseries) (2001) 2. Quidditch Through the Ages (supplement to the Harry Potterseries) (2001) 3. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (supplement to the Harry Potterseries) (2007) 4. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Script of new Play) (2016) 5. The Casual Vacancy (An 'adult' book. Her first novel that wasn't in the Harry Potteruniverse) (2012) 6. The Cuckoo's Calling(A crime fiction novel written under the pseudonym Robert Galb...
Articles
1. "The First It Girl: J.K. Rowling reviews Decca: the Letters of Jessica Mitford ed by Peter Y Sussman", The Daily Telegraph26 July 2006 2. Introduction to "Ending Child Poverty" in Moving Britain Forward. Selected Speeches 1997–2006 by Gordon Brown, Bloomsbury (2006) 3. Foreword to the anthology Magic, edited by Gil McNeil and Sarah Brown, Bloomsbury (2002) 4. The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination, J.K. Rowling, Harvard Magazine, 5 June 2008 5. Foreword to "Harry...
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- Joanne Rowling, 31 July 1965 (age 58), Yate, Gloucestershire, England
- Novelist, philanthropist, film producer, television producer, screenwriter
- University of Exeter (1986, BA)
Joanne Rowling, known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She has won numerous accolades for her Harry Potter book series, including general literature prizes, honours in children's literature and speculative fiction awards.
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