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J. K. Rowling: Silvia Martinkovičová

J.K. Rowling, whose real name is Joanne Rowling, was born in 1965 in Gloucestershire, England. She is best known for her Harry Potter fantasy series. After graduating from university, she taught English abroad and married but later divorced. She moved to Edinburgh with her young daughter and began writing the Harry Potter series. The first book was very successful and led to the publication of six more books and eight blockbuster films. Rowling is one of the most commercially successful writers in history and is known for bringing magic and imagination to her stories.

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J. K. Rowling: Silvia Martinkovičová

J.K. Rowling, whose real name is Joanne Rowling, was born in 1965 in Gloucestershire, England. She is best known for her Harry Potter fantasy series. After graduating from university, she taught English abroad and married but later divorced. She moved to Edinburgh with her young daughter and began writing the Harry Potter series. The first book was very successful and led to the publication of six more books and eight blockbuster films. Rowling is one of the most commercially successful writers in history and is known for bringing magic and imagination to her stories.

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J. K.

ROWLING
Silvia Martinkovičová
BASIC INFORMATIONS
 Real name: Joanne Rowling
 Date of birth: 31 July, 1965

 Place of birth: Yate, Gloucestershire (England)

 Pen name: J. K. Rowling/

Robert Galbraith
 Nationality: British

 Genre: Fantasy, drama, young

adult fiction, tragicomedy,
crime fiction
LIFE
 Joanne’s father, Peter, was an engineer in Rolls Royce
factory.
 Her mother, Anne, was a science technician in chemistry
department.
 She grew up surrounded by books.

 When she turned 18, she left home and went to Exeter
University, where she studied french and classical
studies.
 She had a course in Paris for a year.

 She returned to London and did many different jobs.


LIFE
 She moved to Portugal to teach english language, where
she married Jorge Arantes and had a daughter, Jessica.
 They divorced after a year and then she moved to
Edinburg with Jessica and 3 chapters of the book, Harry
Potter and Philosopher’s stone.
 First book was very successful and even a movie was
created by Warner Bros. studios. Which happened also
with the rest of her Harry Potter books.
AWARDS
 Hans Christian Andersen Award (Denmark)
 The Edinburgh Award

 Order of the British Empire (OBE)

 Children’s Book of the Year

 British Book Awards

 Booksellers Association Author of the Year

 Lifetime Achievement Award


BOOKS
 Harry Potter series
 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

 Quidditch Through The Ages

 The Tales of Beedle the Bard

 The Casual Vacancy (first novel for adults)

 The Cuckoo’s Calling (first crime novel)


HARRY POTTER
 7 books (Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber
of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, the Goblet of Fire, the
Order of the Pheonix, the Half Blood Prince, the Deathly
Hallows)
 8 movies were made

 She got the idea of Harry Potter, while waiting for a train
from Manchester to London King’s Cross.
 It took her 5 years to write all 7 books.

 Harry Potter books have a website dedicated to fans, to


get some new updates and informations.
(Pottermore)
INTERESTING INFORMATIONS
 Joanne wrote her first book, when she was only 6 years
old (Rabbit) and her first novel at the age of 11.
 K in her name, stands for Kathleen, which was her
grandmother’s name.
 The original Harry Potter script was rejected by 12
publishing companies before Bloomsbury picked it up.
 JK Rowling's parents met at King's Cross Station
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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 https://www.jkrowling.com/about/

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