You will all remember the films of the Harry Potter series, whose story and imagination are so good that one would feel like going to Hogwarts, the school of magic and witchcraft of Harry Potter.
so friends ! Today we are going to tell you about “JK Rowling”, the author of the Harry Potter novel series, a total of 8 films have been made on the 7 books of Harry Potter.
‘JK. Rowling’ is a British novelist and screenwriter, her full name is Joan Kathleen Rowling, also known as John Murray. JK Rowling is one of the most famous authors in the world today and the Harry Potter novel written by her is the most famous novel of the 20th century.
The Harry Potter series of books has won numerous awards and sold over 400 million copies, making them the second best-selling books in the world.
Early Life of JK Rowling
Rowling was born on 31 July 1965 in Yach, Gloucestershire, England. Her father, Peter James Rowling, was an aircraft engineer at a company called ‘Rolls-Royce’, and her mother, Anne Rowling, was a science technician. When Rowling was four, her family moved to the nearby village of Winterbourne. There she attended St. Michael’s Primary School. She wrote the character of Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore with the headmaster of this school, Alfred Dunn, in mind.
During this time she used to write fantasy stories and read them to her sister. She did her secondary education at Weedon School and College. An aunt who played in Teenage gave her the autobiography of ‘Jessica Mitford’ to read ‘Hones and Rebels’. After this ‘Mitford’ became Rowling’s heroine and she read all her books.
In 1982, Rowling sat the entrance exam to study at the University of Oxford, but was not accepted, forcing her to pursue a BA in French and Classics from the University of Exeter. She also lived in Paris for some time in connection with her studies. Rowling graduated from Exeter in 1986 and moved to London to work as a researcher and billing secretary for a company called Amnesty International.
In 1990, Rowling decided to live in Manchester, where she worked at the Chamber of Commerce. As she was traveling by train from Manchester to London, she had in mind the story of a young boy (Harry Potter) attending a school of witchcraft. Then as soon as she reached her London flat, she immediately started writing.
Her mother, Anne, died in the same year. Rowling was writing Harry Potter at the time but never told her mother about it. Rowling’s writing was strongly influenced by her mother’s sudden death, so she wrote in detail about how Harry was hurt in her first book. To hide her pain, Rowling threw herself into writing. At this time, the hardworking character of Harry Potter “Hermione” was born.
Rowling was now looking for a job when she saw an advertisement in the British newspaper The Guardian teaching English in Portugal and moved to Porto, Portugal. There she taught at night and wrote during the day. Eighteen months later, she met Jorge Arantes, a Portuguese television journalist who had similar views.
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Rowling married George Arentz on 16 October 1992, and their daughter Jessica Jezebel was born on 27 July 1993, but Rowling separated from George on 17 November 1993, citing domestic abuse. After this, Rowling moved with her young daughter to her sister in Edinburgh, Scotland, by which time she had written three chapters of Harry Potter.
Rowling was very sad at the time, her marriage failed, she had a child and she had no job, even at this time she was so depressed that she could even commit suicide but she did not give up. focused on his writing. At this time, the soul-sucking creators of Harry Potter were born. Rowling filled out a welfare benefit form (under which the British government gives poor and single parents money to live) to pay for herself and her daughter, and she received money from the government to run the household.
In 1995, Rowling completed the manuscript of her first book, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, on an old manual typewriter, but the book was rejected for publication by 12 publishing houses, then a year later by London House. House. Bloomsbury editor Barry Cunningham eventually agreed to publish the book and offered an advance of £1,500, but Cunningham felt she could not make more money after having children, so she took Rowling’s job. advised to do. Then in 1997, Rowling was given £8,000 from the Scottish Arts Council so she could continue writing. On 26 June 1997, Bloomsbury Publishing House published 1,000 copies of Philosopher’s Stone, 500 of which were distributed to libraries. Today such copies can be found for 16,000 to 25,000 pounds.
Five months later, the book was named the ‘British Book Award’ for the ‘Nestle Smarties Book Award’ and the ‘Children’s Book of the Year’ award.
In 1998, Rowling was not sure whether Scholastic Inc. would be able to publish the novel. bought the rights for $105,000. This book also became very popular in America. Its sequel “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” was published on 2 July 1998 and won Rowling a Smartize Award.
On 8 July 1999, a third novel titled ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ was released, winning the Smarties Award for the third time. Her fourth novel, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, launched simultaneously in the UK and US on 8 July 2000, breaking sales records in both countries, selling 372,775 copies in the UK on its first day. In the US, this book sold 3 million copies in the first 48 hours. Rowling was named ‘Author of the Year’ at the 2000 British Book Awards.
In 2001, Rowling married a doctor named “Neil Murray”. On March 24, 2003, their son “David Gordon Rowling Moore” was born.
The fifth Harry Potter novel “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” was released on 21 June 2003. In 2004, Forbes listed Rowling as the first author to become a book-billionaire and the world’s second-richest female-entertainer.
Rowling’s youngest daughter, “Mackenzie Jean Rowling Moore”, was born on 23 January 2005.
The sixth book, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, was released on 16 July 2005, breaking all sales records by selling 9 million copies in its first 24 hours of release. In 2006, Half-Blood Prince received the “Book of the Year” award at the British Book Awards.
The seventh and final Harry Potter book, released on July 21, 2007 as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, broke all records and became the best-selling book of all time. It sold 11 million copies on its first day of release in the UK and US.
Today, Harry Potter is a global brand worth approximately US$15 billion, and the last four Harry Potter books hold the record for the fastest-selling books in history. These books have been translated into 65 languages across the world.
In February 2013, she was named the 13th most powerful woman in the United Kingdom by BBC Radio 4. In 2016, the Sunday Times Rich List named Rowling as the 197th richest person in the UK, with a net worth of £600 million.
In addition to Harry Potter, JK Rowling has written several books, such as “The Casual Vacancy” (2012); Rowling writes under the pen name “Robert Galbraith” (a name for readers who do not read books by female authors), including “The Cuckoo’s Calling” (2013), “The Silkworm” (2014) and “The Career of Wotrip”. ” Are included. Name ”(2015).
In 1998, Warner Bros. bought the film rights to the first two novels and then went on to produce films one after the other:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (16 November 2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (15 November 2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (4 June 2004)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (18 November 2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (11 July 2007)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (15 July 2009)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – I and II (19 November 2010 and 15 July 2011)
All these films made a splash all over the world.
So Friends this is the story of JK Rowling, I hope you like this article, thanks for reading it.