Do you know who wrote "Harry Potter"?

Since June 1997, many readers began to ask themselves one question: "Who wrote" Harry Potter? "It was at that time that the first of the books about the adventures of a young wizard came out: the cover of the book was the name of JK Rowling, although the name Author of Johanna, and the second name is Kathleen, she invented herself, as publishers demanded. Originally, the publisher decided that the reader should think that the one who wrote "Harry Potter" is a man, as the editors were afraid the boys would be reluctant Buy a book that the lady wrote. But instead of the name of the writer, only the initials stood in. Fortunately, these fears were not confirmed.

Since the very first book, "Harry Potter" was loved by millions of readers. According to data for 2011, more than four hundred and fifty million copies were sold. All 7 novels have been translated into 67 languages, including Russian. Thanks to this, Joan Rowling today is one of the most translated writers of the world.

From the very childhood, Joan was an inventor and constantly composed various fantastic stories. She wrote her first story in six years, and the main character in it was a rabbit. At school and college, the future star continued to write novels - for the whole of their studies there were written a lot. Even after finding a job, she continued to write instead of performing her official duties, which her employers did not like very much.

Once on a train on the way from London to Manchester, Joan looked through the window, and suddenly the image of a boy appeared in her head. He had a scar on his forehead, and round glasses on his nose . Since Joan's handles were not with her, she mentally complemented this image with the rest of the way. The same evening, when the writer returned home, and the first book of Harry Potter's adventures was launched.

Many readers are very hard to imagine that the one who wrote "Harry Potter" - this is one person, not the team of authors. What kind of fantasy, how quick is the mind to describe the world in which all heroes are already living? This series of books contains a mixture of various literary genres, including a teenage novel, and fantasy, and a thriller, and a detective.

Fans and fans who study the biography of the author, constantly find new interesting facts about Harry Potter. For example, the driver of the mysterious bus Ernie and conductor Stanley carry the names of grandparents Joan. And the birthday of the main character of the series of novels coincides surprisingly with the birthday of the one who wrote "Harry Potter" - the very Joan Rowling.

To date, Rowling is a world-famous writer and the richest woman in the UK. This was made possible by the adaptation of her novels. In addition, all the books about the young wizard Harry were released in the audio format. Joan herself received many prestigious literary awards, and in 2001 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire. In 2011, the writer received an award for her contribution to the development of cinematography in the UK together with the creators of the Harry Potter films.