J.K. Rowling Biography

Biography

Type: Novelist

Born: July 31, 1965 (age 50), Yate, United Kin

Died:

She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: “Quidditch Through the Ages“ and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (in aid of Comic Relief), and “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” (in aid of Lumos), as well as a film script inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. In 2012, J.K. Rowling’s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, and also writes crime novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

As well as receiving an OBE for services to children’s literature, she has received many awards and honours, including France’s Légion d’Honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Publications:

Children:

  • Harry Potter series:
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (26 June 1997)
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2 July 1998)
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (8 July 1999)
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8 July 2000)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (21 June 2003)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (16 July 2005)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (21 July 2007)
  • Related works:
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (1 March 2001)
  • Quidditch Through the Ages (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (1 March 2001)
  • The Tales of Beedle the Bard (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (4 December 2008)
  • Short stories:
  • Harry Potter prequel (July 2008)
  • Adults:
  • The Casual Vacancy (2012)
  • Cormoran Strike series:
  • The Cuckoo's Calling (as Robert Galbraith) (2013)
  • The Silkworm (as Robert Galbraith) (2014)
  • Career of Evil (as Robert Galbraith) (2015)

J.K. Rowling Quotes

Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched.... J.K. Rowling
Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched...

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on
The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not
Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.

Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is
Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves it's own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.

When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the
When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love.

It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love.. J.K. Rowling
It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love.

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