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Quick Facts About Jk Rowling
JK Rowling is the brain behind the highly successful and acclaimed Harry Potter series. Here are some quick facts about the British author that will help you know her better. |
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- J.K. Rowling stands for Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Here, it must be mentioned that Kathleen is not her middle name. Kathleen is the name of her favorite grandmother.
- She was born on July 31, 1965.
- She wrote her first book at the age of six which was titled Rabbit. Though, she never finished the book.
- Rowling wanted to be an author ever since her childhood.
- Currently, J.K. Rowling lives with her daughter Jessica in Edinburgh.
- J.K. Rowling started the first Harry Potter book in 1990. She completed the book by 1995 and that was finally published in 1997. This was Rowling’s first published book.
- She sold Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone $4,000 to Bloomsbury Publishing Company.
- Her first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone won the smartie’s prize and the prestigious British book award.
- She got the idea for her first book while she was traveling in a train from Manchester to London.
- Twelve publishing houses initially rejected her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
- The sixth book of the Harry Potter series managed more sales in twenty four hours than the Da Vinci Code managed in a year.
- The sixth edition of the Harry Potter series earned the Guinness Book of World Records Award for being the fastest selling book ever.
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