J.K ROWLING

J.K Rowling or Joanne “Jo” Rowling is a british author and script writer. Jo is well known as the author of Harry Potter series. J.K Rowling was born at Yate General Hospital, England on July 31st 1965. She grew up in Chepstow. But then, she left Chepstow for Exeter University, where she earned a French and Classics Degree. As a postgraduate she moved to London and worked as a researcher at Amnesty International.

She started get the inspiration to write Harry Potter series during the delayed time Manchester to London King’s Cross Journey. And after 5 years she thought about the plot for each novel, she started to write the first novel.

She moved to Portugal where she thought English as a foreign language. She married in October 1992, and had a daughter, named Jessica in 1993. But, unfortunately her marriage ended, Jo and her daughter (Jessica) started to live in benefit. Then, they both moved to Edinburgh where Jo eventually finished her first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. She applied her first novel to several agency but, she was rejected for about 9 or 11 times. It was Christopher Little Agency, who was finally accepted her novel even at first this agency was doubtful, because they thought they would not get any profit by selling a children’s book. But then, after Christopher Little Agency accepted her novel,  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was finally published in June 1997 by Bloomsbury Children’s Book Publisher.

                                                                                        

There are 2 titles of Harry Potter first Novel, Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone and also Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. At first, Harry Potter first novel was actually published with the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. But then, there was a publisher who wanted to publish this novel in USA. To attract the children, they wanted to change the title, because Philosopher sounds “boring”, and Sorcerer’s sounds “Interesting”, moreover no one knows Philosopher’s mean. After they had some discussion, they decided to change the title to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

The second title in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was published in July 1998 and was No. 1 in the adult hardback bestseller charts for a month after publication. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was published on 8th July 1999 to worldwide acclaim and spent four weeks at No.1 in the UK adult hardback bestseller charts.

The fourth book is Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire was published 2000. It was the fastest selling book in history.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was published in Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia on 21st June 2003 and broke the records set by Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire as the fastest selling book in history. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published in the UK, US and other English-speaking countries on 16th July 2005 and also achieved record sales.

The last book in the series is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was published in  2007. It ended Harry Potter series amazingly. It leave a very good memory about Harry Potter for Harry Potter’s fans.

J.K. Rowling’s other novels are The Tales of the Beddle the Bard , Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Casual Vacancy, and The Cuckoo’s Calling (under the name of Robert Galbraith, her pen name).

Jo made many children’s childhood became wonderful and full of fantasy including my childhood, that’s why I chose her as one of my favorite figure. Thankyou Jo !

source           :           http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/#/about-jk-rowling

1. What country/city that Jo thought English as a foreign language?

     a. Chepstow
     b. London
     c. Portugal
     d. England
     e. Edinburgh

2. Why Philosopher’s changed into Sorcerer’s?

    a. Because Jo and the publisher had discussed about it
    b. To attract children in USA
    c. Because the children in USA want to change it
    d. To make 2 edition of the novel (USA edition and England edition)
    e. To make it different from England edition

3. What are JK Rowling’s other novels?

     a. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Mrs Peregrine home for Peculiar Children,

         The Kill Order
     b. The Mockingjay, The casual vacancy, The tales of the beddle the bard
     c. The Kill Order, The Casual Vacancy, The cuckoo’s calling
     d. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The cuckoo’s calling, the Death Cure
     e. The Tales of The Beddle the Bard, The Cuckoo’s Calling, The Casual Vacancy

4. What is Jo’s other Pen name?
     a. J.K Rowling
     b. Joanne Jo Rowling
     c. Robert J Galbraith
     d. J. R Galbraith
     e. Robert Galbraith

5. Why did the author choose J.K Rowling as her favorite figure?
    a. Because the author liked read her novel
    b. Because Jo made the author’s childhood wonderful and full of fantasy
    c. Because the author had meet JK Rowling
    d. Because the author loved Harry Potter novel
    e. Because the author had childhood memories with JK Rowling