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J.K. Rowling
(1965-)
Who Is J.K. Rowling?
J.K. Rowling, is a British author and screenwriter best known for her seven-book Harry Potter children's book series. The series has sold more than 500 million copies and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise.
Early Life
Rowling was born Joanne Rowling on July 31, 1965, in Yate, England. She adopted her pen name, J.K., incorporating her grandmother's name, Kathleen, for the latter initial (Rowling does not have a middle name).
A graduate of the University of Exeter, Rowling moved to Portugal in 1990 to teach English. There, she met and married the Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes. The couple's daughter, Jessica, was born in 1993. After her marriage ended in divorce, Rowling moved to Edinburgh with her daughter to live near her younger sister, Di.
While struggling to support her daughter Jessica and herself on welfare, Rowling worked on her first book in the Harry Potter series. The idea for the book reportedly occu
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J.K Rowling Bio
J.K Rowling Bio
K Rowling Biography
(Britannica)
J.K. Rowling, in full Joanne Kathleen Rowling, pen name of Joanne Rowling, (born
July 31, 1965, Yate, near Bristol, England), British author, creator of the popular and
critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training.
Humble beginnings
After graduating from the University of Exeter in 1986, Rowling began working
for Amnesty International in London, where she started to write the Harry Potter
adventures. In the early 1990s she travelled to Portugal to teach English as a foreign
language, but, after a brief marriage and the birth of her daughter, she returned to
the United Kingdom, settling in Edinburgh. Living on public assistance
between stints as a French teacher, she continued to write.
Childhood/Background/Family
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,
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Name: Joanne Rowling
Pseudonyms/Alias: Robert Galbraith
Date of Birth: 31st July 1965
Genre: Fantasy, Suspense, Thriller, Children’s
Influences: Although not one to pin her colours to influential authors Rowling has mentioned several ‘favourite’ authors and experts have suspected that a few of the following may have been influential. The Bible, Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Jane Austen, E.Nesbit, C.S Lewis among others.
Well Known Books: Harry Potter Series, The Cuckoos Calling, The Casual Vacancy, The Silkworm
At a anställda level inom have to take time to thank Joanne Rowling for books in general. For many years inom hated reading, not seeing the need to read or the benefit. inom was a competent reader early in my life but never found the novel that launched me into reading. That was until inom delved into the weird, whacky, wonderful world of Harry Potter. It wasn’t until the final book had been published that I read the novels, wanting to avoid the most popula