J. K. Rowling. Chaildhood

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Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce engineer, and

Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce engineer, and

Ann Rowling (née Volan) on 31 July 1965 in Yate in Gloucestershire, England. Rowling studied in St Michael's primary school. It has been suggested that the headmaster, Alfred Dunn, became the prototype of the headmaster of Harry Potter-Albus Dumbledore.
In childhood, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories that she usually read to her sister. When she was a teenager, her great-aunt gave her a very old edition of Jessica Mitford's autobiography. Mitford became a heroine for Rowling, and she read all of her books.

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About her teenage years, Rowling said in an interview with The New Yorker: "I wasn't very happy. I think it's a terrible time of life»

Rowling was in high school Vidin, where her mother worked in the science Department. As Rowling said: "Hermione with the know-it-all character is based on me.» She had a difficult home life; her mother was ill, and Rowling had a difficult relationship with her father. Rowling was the head girl at the school. Before going to University, she studied English, French and German, passing exams for two excellent grades and one good.

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The book was sent to twelve publishers, but they all rejected

The book was sent to twelve publishers, but they all rejected

the manuscript. A year later, he finally received the green light (and an advance of £ 1,500) from the editor of Bloomsbury's London publishing house, Barry Cunningham. Rowling's decision to publish this book is largely due to Alice Newton, the eight-year-old daughter of the Bloomsbury Chairman, who gave to read, and who immediately demanded a continue.

At the age of 18, the young Rowling failed the entrance exams to Oxford and entered the less prestigious University of Exeter. Here she continued to be interested in literature and read so much that she was once fined 50 pounds for overdue books from the University library.
In 1995, Rowling completed her manuscript of the novel "Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone", which she typed on an old typewriter.

how to achieved success

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The novel "Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows" was released on

The novel "Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows" was released on

July 21, 2007 and broke the record of its predecessor as the fastest-selling book of all time. It sold 11 million copies on its first day in the UK and the US. Rowling became the first person to win the Smarties award three times in a row.
Now, Harry Potter is a global brand valued at $ 15 billion. The last four Harry Potter books have consistently set records as the best-selling books in history. The series of books totaling 4,195 pages has been translated, in whole or in part, into 65 languages. It was also recognized that the Harry Potter books sparked interest in reading among young people at a time when children were believed to have abandoned books in favor of computers and television.

In June 2011, Rowling declared that all Harry Potter-related material would be collected in a new Pottermore web project. The project's website contains 18,000 words of additional information about characters, places and objects in the Harry Potter universe. In April 2012, after launching the site, Rowling confirmed that she had begun work on an encyclopedia about the Harry Potter universe and would donate all royalties to charity.

she is famous for

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Rowling,who was a single mother herself, runs the Gingerbread charity. In

Rowling,who was a single mother herself, runs the Gingerbread charity. In

collaboration with Sarah brown, Rowling wrote a book of children's stories to raise funds for One Parent Families.

JK Rowling is a very funny and responsive person. She's a smart, responsible writer. But despite the success she has achieved, she remains a modest and kind woman.

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