J. K. Rowling

Also known as JK, JKR, Joanne Murray

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

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J. K. Rowling is a British writer, novelist, children's writer, and film producer. Born Joanne Rowling on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Chipping Sodbury, she began her work period in 1997. Her notable works include *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, and *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. She also writes under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith and has produced 425 works.

Rowling is a member of the Royal Society of Literature and practices Anglicanism. She has received the Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award, and Princess of Asturias Award for Concord. She was nominated for the Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Locus Award for Best First Novel, and Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She resides at Killiechassie House in Kensington and has three children.

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Born: 31 July 1965
Works: 425

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1965

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Joanne Rowling (/ˈroʊlɪŋ/ ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard which is the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Rowling conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, the birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband, and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in 1997. Six sequels followed, concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). In 2008, Forbes named her the world's highest-paid author. The books have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games.

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