Joanne Rowling (J. K. Rowling) Made by Arevik Arushanyan Form 6 School No. 5
Biography
Born on 07. 31. 1965 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. English writer, best known by her pen name George. K. Rowling (J. K. Rowling, Joanne Katheline Rowling), author of a series of novels about Harry Potter, translated into 64 languages. In 2001, JK Rowling has received for the book "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, " Hugo Award. Knight of the Legion of Honor (2009).
Family
Father-Peter James Rowling. He worked as an engineer at Rolls-Royce company. In addition, it is actively involved in charity work, translating the accounts of the various funds a significant amount. Mother-Anne Rowling. She loved to read. Joanna knew all the children's books almost by heart for five years. Younger sister- Dianne Rowling
When Joan was 4 years old, the family moved to Winterbourne village. The Winterbourne and his sister playing with the girl and boy on the Potter family. Joan attended primary school St Michaels, founded over 200 years ago by William Wilberforce. The family moved when she was nine years old again Titshill near Chepstow in Forest of Dean. When Joan was 15 years old, her mother became ill. The diagnosis multiple sclerosis.
In the final year, Joan decided that would come to Oxford. It has successfully passed the entrance exams, her name got on the list of candidates, but prestigious university student she did not. Joan decided not to retry and did not lose a year, so the submitted documents to the University of Exeter (Exeter) in Devon, which was credited in 1983. She wanted to learn the native English, but at the insistence of parents chose the French section.
Adulthood
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, Rowling moved to Forks, which changed several jobs. She worked as a secretary-translator in the London branch of the organization "Amnesty International" and briefly in the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. In 1990, Rowling moved to Manchester. December 30, 1990, at the age of 45 years old, his mother died of Joanna, which for several years has been virtually paralyzed before his death. After that, Joan decided to go from England to Portugal.
In 1991, at age 26, Joanna went to Portugal to teach English. She gave lessons in the afternoon and in the evening and in the morning composing. At this time she began working on her third novel (the first two cast as "very bad"). The new book was about a boy who discovered that he was a wizard, and hit the magic school. In Portugal, in August 1992, Joan married a student journalist Jorge Arantes. Their daughter, Jessica, was born in 1993. In the same year, the couple divorced. After the divorce, Rowling and her daughter moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, close to the younger sister Dianne.
Author's career
In Edinburgh, Joanne went to write "Harry Potter" in the cafe "Nikolsons", whose owner was the husband of her sister. The Scottish Arts Council gave her a grant to finish the book and, after several refusals, she finally sold the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" publisher "Bloomsbury" (United Kingdom) for $ 4, 000 US. At this time, Rowling worked as a teacher of French
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was released in June 1997 and became a sensation - the novel begins and an unknown author was found in the UK the best children's book of the year. The rights to the publication of the novel were acquired by an American publisher Arthur Levine, and in October 1998, the book was republished in the United States with a slightly modified title "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. "
Following the first novel was followed by "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (1998), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (1999), "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2000), "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2003), " Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince "(2005). The seventh and final novel series "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" went on sale in the UK and the US, as well as in several other countries in 2007. Rowling has repeatedly insisted that the seventh novel will be the last in the series, but on the eve of its release, it did not rule out that he would write the continued adventures of his characters in the future.
In 2001 saw the release of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", delivered to American director Chris Columbus, known for the films "Home Alone, " "Bicentennial Man" and "Mrs. Doubtfire. " He became a director, and the next film on the works of Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. " A screen adaptation of the third, fourth and fifth novels, Rowling appeared in 2004, 2006 and 2007, the sixth film ("Half-Blood Prince") was released in 2009. The seventh book will be divided into 2 films, which will be released in 2010 and 2011, respectively. JK Rowling, along with the main characters of the movie "Harry Potter"
A piece of film «Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone»
J. K Rowling is now actively involved in charity work. In particular, it supports the foundation of single parents and the Foundation for the study of multiple sclerosis - a disease from which her mother died.
We do not need magic to transform our world - we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better… JK Rowling
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