Amazon Quiz (August 8): What is the first name of the author of this book?

Joanne

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Answer: Joanne

Joanne Rowling is a British author and philanthropist better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling. From 1997 to 2007, she wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume children’s fantasy series.

The series has sold over 500 million copies worldwide, has been translated into at least 70 languages, and has inspired a global media franchise that includes films and video games. Her first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy (2012), was published in 2012. As Robert Galbraith, she authors the ongoing crime fiction series Cormoran Strike.

Rowling, who was born in Yate, graduated from the University of Exeter with a degree in French in 1987 and started working as a bilingual secretary on the side. While waiting for a delayed train in 1990, she had the inspiration for the characters of Harry Potter; in that year, her mother died of multiple sclerosis.

Rowling travelled to Portugal seven years before the first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997), married, had a daughter, moved to Scotland when her marriage failed, divorced, and acquired a teaching licence. She wrote while living on public assistance as a single parent, still reeling from her mother’s death. By 2008, Forbes had labelled her the highest-paid author in the world.

Rowling’s Harry Potter series finished with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). The novels follow a young boy named Harry Potter as he attends Hogwarts, a wizarding school, and battles Lord Voldemort. The fundamental themes of the series are death and the conflict between good and evil.

Bildungsroman (the coming-of-age genre), school stories, fairy tales, and Christian allegory are among its influences. The series reintroduced fantasy to the children’s market, created a slew of imitators, and sparked an active fandom. The critical response has been more mixed. Many critics consider Rowling’s writing to be traditional, while others consider her representation of gender and socioeconomic division to be backward. There were also theological discussions on Harry Potter.

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