J. K.

ROWLING
Silvia Martinkovičová
BASIC INFORMATIONS
 Real name: Joanne Rowling
 Date of birth: 31 July, 1965

 Place of birth: Yate, Gloucestershire (England)

 Pen name: J. K. Rowling/

Robert Galbraith
 Nationality: British

 Genre: Fantasy, drama, young

adult fiction, tragicomedy,
crime fiction
LIFE
 Joanne’s father, Peter, was an engineer in Rolls Royce
factory.
 Her mother, Anne, was a science technician in chemistry
department.
 She grew up surrounded by books.

 When she turned 18, she left home and went to Exeter
University, where she studied french and classical
studies.
 She had a course in Paris for a year.

 She returned to London and did many different jobs.

LIFE
 She moved to Portugal to teach english language, where
she married Jorge Arantes and had a daughter, Jessica.
 They divorced after a year and then she moved to
Edinburg with Jessica and 3 chapters of the book, Harry
Potter and Philosopher’s stone.
 First book was very successful and even a movie was
created by Warner Bros. studios. Which happened also
with the rest of her Harry Potter books.
AWARDS
 Hans Christian Andersen Award (Denmark)
 The Edinburgh Award

 Order of the British Empire (OBE)

 Children’s Book of the Year

 British Book Awards

 Booksellers Association Author of the Year

 Lifetime Achievement Award

BOOKS
 Harry Potter series
 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

 Quidditch Through The Ages

 The Tales of Beedle the Bard

 The Casual Vacancy (first novel for adults)

 The Cuckoo’s Calling (first crime novel)

HARRY POTTER
 7 books (Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber
of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, the Goblet of Fire, the
Order of the Pheonix, the Half Blood Prince, the Deathly
Hallows)
 8 movies were made

 She got the idea of Harry Potter, while waiting for a train
from Manchester to London King’s Cross.
 It took her 5 years to write all 7 books.

 Harry Potter books have a website dedicated to fans, to

get some new updates and informations.
(Pottermore)
INTERESTING INFORMATIONS
 Joanne wrote her first book, when she was only 6 years
old (Rabbit) and her first novel at the age of 11.
 K in her name, stands for Kathleen, which was her
grandmother’s name.
 The original Harry Potter script was rejected by 12
publishing companies before Bloomsbury picked it up.
 JK Rowling's parents met at King's Cross Station
 THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

 https://www.kidsreads.com/blog/2014/07/15/fun-facts-about-jk-rowling
 https://www.jkrowling.com/about/