JOANNE ROWLING (J.K. ROWLING)

Nationality: British (Yate, Gloucestershire). Born: July 31, 1965 .

Period: XX/ XXI Century(Actuality)

Life: Born to Peter James and Anne Rowling. She has got a sister, Dianne. They moved to Winterbourne when Joanne was four. She studied at St. Michael’s Primary School there. She attended secundary school at Wyedean School and College. In 1990, Rowling’s mother died, while she was in Manchester with her boyfriend, Jorge. They married in 1992, and in 1993 they had a child, Jessica. Her marriage had failed, and she moved to Scotland with Jessica. Then she married with Neil Murray, and they had two children, David and Mackenzie.

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• Kind of literature: Novel.• Book titles:

-Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.-Harry Potter and the Globet of Fire.-Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix.-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.-Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (supplement of Harry Potter).-Quidditch Through the Ages (supplement of Harry Potter).-The Tales of Beedle the Bard (supplement of Harry Potter).-The Casual Vacancy.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.

Topic: It's about a teenage boy who discovers he's a wizard. He goes to a magic school where

he meets other wizards and friends.

Summary: Harry is an orphan boy who lives with his evil uncles. One day he discovers he's a wizard, and he must go to Hogwarts Magic

School. There he meets his two best friends, and together with them, he discovers secrets about the school and dark magic, and about his past.

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The Casual VacancyCharacters: Howard, Shirley, Simon Price, Stuart, Krystal, Sukhvinder…

Topic: The internal war in a town where some residents agree to accommodate people in need in some official protection districts, and some residents don’t agree. This war grows with the death of one of these persons in need, because the people loved him in spite of living in the protection districts.

Summary: Is a small village close to a city. In the city there are official protection districts, and a detoxification clinic for people in need. But people in these districts molest some people of the small town, and makes them fight with other people of the town that approve these districts to help people. War grows with the death of Barry Fairbrother, a person raised in the districts of protection, but well loved by the townspeople.

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Opinion: I really like the way of writting of J.K.

Rowling. love Harry Potter. It’s a mix of magic and reality

that seems almost real. The imagination of this writer is admirable. I love her books

since I was little, I think they’re fascinating!

Bibliography:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling

- http://libros.about.com/od/novedades/fr/J-k-Rowling-Y-Una-Vacante-Imprevista.htm

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher's_Stone

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By: Gema Hernández Camacho.