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Joanne Rowling CH OBE FRSL (/ ˈ r oʊ l ɪ ŋ / ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007.
5 days ago · J.K. Rowling (born July 31, 1965, Yate, near Bristol, England) is a British author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training.
J.K. Rowling is the author of the much-loved series of seven Harry Potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007. Along with the three companion books written for charity, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films.
About. Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 at Yate General Hospital near Bristol, and grew up in Gloucestershire in England and in Chepstow, Gwent, in south-east Wales. Her father, Peter, was an aircraft engineer at the Rolls Royce factory in Bristol and her mother, Anne, was a science technician in the Chemistry department at Wyedean ...
Jul 31, 2018 · J.K. Rowling 's life is a classic rags-to-riches story. Her parents never received a college education, she lived for years with government assistance as a single mother, and overcame a dozen...
jk_rowling. Genre. Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy. Influences. Jane Austen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Oscar Wilde, C.S. Lewis. ...more. edit data. See also: Robert Galbraith. Although she writes under the pen name J.K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling.
Jump aboard the Hogwart Express to come on a fantastic adventure at the official JK Rowling Website. See what's on my desk. Read all about me, JK Rowling, and what inspired and still inspires the Harry Potter series.
May 30, 2024 · J.K. Rowling contributes to The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht. J.K. Rowling is amongst the contributors to a new book published today and edited by Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn.
May 6, 2024 · You are here. Welcome to my website for younger readers. If you want to find out more about me as a writer, my stories and the worlds I’ve created, you’re in the right place. Enjoy exploring and discovering! The Christmas Pig - read by Amaka Okafor. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - read by Stephen Fry. The Ickabog - read by J.K. Rowling.
J.K. Rowling. Writer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Bristol, a few miles south of a town called Dursley ("Harry Potter"'s Muggle-family).
