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Nov 13, 2024 · J.K. Rowling started writing about Harry Potter after graduating from the University of Exeter. After a brief marriage and the birth of her daughter, Rowling settled in Edinburgh and lived on public assistance between stints as a French teacher and writing.
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J. K. Rowling. Joanne Rowling (/ ˈroʊlɪŋ / ⓘ ROH-ling; [ 1 ] born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author of Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy novel series published from 1997 to 2007.
May 13, 2020 · J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved Harry Potter series, created the best-selling book series of all time. But her success was not an inevitability. Rowling was an unemployed single...
In 1995, Rowling finished the first "Harry Potter" book and sent it to publishers — where it was roundly rejected.
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Oct 16, 2016 · Finally, in 1995, Rowling completed the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (later known in America as Sorcerer's Stone) and began shopping it to publishers. The early...
Apr 3, 2014 · The phenomenal response to Rowling's books culminated in July 2000, when the fourth volume in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, became the fastest-selling book in 24 hours...
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J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter™. The first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was published in 1997 to immediate popular and critical acclaim. Six further best-selling books and eight blockbuster films followed.
