Analysis of JK Rowlings major works

it wasn’t long before Ms. Rowling was recognized as a major discovery. The awards and accolades grew quickly for both Harry Potter and Ms. Rowling. In 1997 the book won The British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and the Smarties Prize. To her amazement, and joy, Ms. Rowling became a household name when the first three installments of the Harry Potter series took over the top 3 slots in the New York Times bestsellers list. (It’s interesting to note that the books also did as well, achieving similar results, in the UK) By the summer of 2000, Ms. Rowling had reportedly earned over $400 million for her first three Harry Potter books, which have been printed in 35 languages and sold over 30 million copies. Her fourth book in the popular series, entitled Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, pre-sold over one million advanced copies, with a first printing of 5.3 million. Because of her domination and incredible success on the New York Times bestseller list, the decision was made to introduce a bestseller list for children’s books, which would eliminate the dominating factor of these bestsellers on the current The New York Times bestseller list. JK Rowling has also written two other companion books, Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief.









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Major works of JK Rowling

Joanne Rowlingss first story is called Rabbit, which was filled with very interesting characters. She is the author of the wildly popular Harry Potter series about the adventures and experiences of a boy with magical powers coming of age in a school for wizards and witches. The sequel, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, was published in the UK in July 1998 and in the USA in June 1999. The third book, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, was published in the UK in July 1999 and in the USA in September 1999. Rowling plans to release seven books in total for the series, each one chronicling a year in the life of Harry as he attends Hogwarts school. To her amazement, and joy, Ms. Rowling became a household name when the first three installments of the Harry Potter series took over the top 3 slots in the New York Times
bestsellers list.





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The Themes, Inluences, and Artistic style of J.K. Rowling

Joanne Rowling is a marvelous writer.The idea for Harry Potter came to Rowling on the train from to London, where she says Harry Potter "just strolled into my head fully formed", and by the time she had arrived at King's Cross, many of the characters had taken shape. JK Rowling had many influences such as Jane Austen - Rowling's all time favourite. Also writer Paul Gallico - writer of Manxmouse. And C.S. Lewis writer of the Narnia Chronicles Noel Streatfield. Ms. Rowling branching into another genre and writing other books. She includes characterizations and emotions in all her novels. She really has the teenage psyche down in her books - from the mood swings, to the hormones. She also has mastered the art of surprising her reader - sometimes even with an event the reader had anticipated. I felt I could see and feel the setting and emotions of her characters. Her style of writing and ability to draw emotions from her audience has improved with each book.

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The Career of Joanne K. Rowling

At age 5 Rowling began telling numerous stories. After graduating from a University and studying French, she started a career as a bilingual secretary. At age of 26, she moved to Portugal to teach English, working and spending her mornings writing. After her divorce, Rowling and her daughter moved to Scotland where Rowling continued to write the first Harry Potter novel.With welfare income and a part time as a clerk, she returned to school to be certified to teach French in Scotland, and received a grant from the Scottish Arts Council to complete her novel. After numerous rejections, Rowling sold Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone, and was published in the UK in 1997 and a year later in the USA. By 1999 Rowling had became a literary celebrity when the first three books in the Harry Potter series all appeared on the top three positions of the New York times best sellers list. By Summer 2000, the first three books had sold over 35 million copies in 35 languages and earned approximately $480 million. “ To her amazement, and joy, Ms. Rowling became a household name when the first three installments of the Harry Potter series took over the top 3 slots in the New York Times bestsellers
list” - Betty Jimenez. Because of her success on the New York Times bestseller list, the decision was made to introduce a bestseller list for children’s books, which would eliminate the dominating factor of these bestsellers on the current The New York Times bestseller list.

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J.K. Rowling

Joanne Katheleen Rowling was born on July 31st, 1965 in Chippiing Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. Joanne has one younger sister names Di. At 5 or 6 years old Rowling wrote "Rabbit". Growing uo Rowling was a bashfil, freckly, unatheletic girl, with a very strong passion for literature. She graduated from Wyedean Comprehensive, and also attended Exeter Universuty to study French to become a bilingual secretary. She was nor a succesful secretary, for example, she writes short storys during meetings and does not pay any attention. "It was in 1990, that J.K. Rowling first thought of the idea for a book named Harry Potter" - Betty Jinmenez. When arriving in Manchester she began writing right away. Although it took several years before completion of the novel Rowling kept on writing. In December 1990 Rowling had lost her mother to Multiple Sclerosis. "The loss of her mother was reflected in her novel of Harry Potter and the loss of his mother" - R Pettinger. With her first husband Rowling had concieved a daughter named Jessica. After a couple of years the couple had divided over a arguement, so Rowling had no choice but to move to England and now lives in Scotland with her 3 children, and new husband Neil Murray.











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