Phenomenon of JK Rowling



We all know JK Rowling. Today I would like to show you a few facts about her life and how her career has been changing over the years.

The early years
Joanne Kathleen Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter series of books, was born in 1965, near Bristol. Her birthday, July 31, is the same as her famous hero, Harry Potter.

School days
Joanne did well in school. She liked learning languages, after that she studied French at university. She graduated in 1986. Over the next few years she had a variety of jobs. However, her passion was writing. She had written her first story, Rabbit, about a rabbit with measles, aged six.

Harry Potter is born
She started writing the first Harry Potter book in 1990. The idea for Harry - a lonely, 11-old orphan who is actually a wizard - came to Rowling while she was travelling by train between Manchester and London. Although she left England to teach English in Portugal, she continued to write Harry's story.
She returned to Britain in 1993, and settled in Scotland. It was a difficult time for her - after a brief marriage in Portugal, she was divorced, with a baby, Jessica. She was out of work and depressed, but finally she completed her first book, Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone. It was published in Britain in 1997 and quickly became a hit.

JK Rowling today
JKR has been writing Harry Potter books for nearly 20 years. She writes in longhand, and each book takes one year to complete. She completed the series of seven Harry Potter books. The last one, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, came out in July, 2007. Her books have won numerous awards including "Children's Book of the Year".

Fans all over the world
The books have been translated into over 60 languages, and over 300 million copies have been sold worldwide. All books have been made into films. She has become the highest-earning woman in Britain, richer than the Queen! She has made more than one billion dollars. This makes her the first person ever to have become a billionaire from writing books.

All the book titles:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)



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)



Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (2005)



Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)



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