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Bio of J.K.Rowling

Discussion in 'TV & Movie Discussion' started by Savio, Jun 21, 2003.

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  1. Jun 21, 2003 at 6:27 PM #1
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    Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling's life has the luster of a fairy tale. Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone at a table in a café during her daughter's naps — and it was Harry Potter that rescued her. First, the Scottish Arts Council gave her a grant to finish the book. After its sale to Bloomsbury (UK) and Scholastic Books, the accolades began to pile up. Harry Potter won The British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and the Smarties Prize, and rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Book rights have been sold to England, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, Greece, Finland, Denmark, Spain and Sweden.
    A graduate of Exeter University, a teacher, and then an unemployed single parent, Rowling wrote Harry Potter when "I was very low, and I had to achieve something. Without the challenge, I would have gone stark raving mad." But Rowling has always written; her first book was called "Rabbit." "I was about six, and I haven't stopped scribbling since."

    For Rowling, the change in her fortunes has been slightly bewildering. But her daughter has no doubt about her mother's new career: when asked what mommies do, she replies without hesitation, "Mommies write!"
     
  2. Jun 23, 2003 at 1:15 PM #2
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    He doesn't die, I'll betcha.
     
  3. Jun 23, 2003 at 2:22 PM #3
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    I doubt that too....There are 7 Harry Potter books.
     
  4. Jun 23, 2003 at 3:51 PM #4
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    I knew that, too. I'm about halfway. Already looking forward to putting the kids to bed tonight. How bad is that?
     
  5. Jun 23, 2003 at 4:17 PM #5
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    Slowpoke. Daughter finished early Sunday afternoon after we got it Friday night. She is pissed over the ending though
     
  6. Jun 23, 2003 at 4:19 PM #6
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    If I didn't have any responsibilities I would have finished, too. Nyah.
     
  7. Jun 23, 2003 at 4:21 PM #7
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    What your not a angsth ridden 12 year old girl ;) Who dies in the end that has my daughter so mad. PM me to save it for rest of people. Daughter won't tell. She just wants to post bad things about JK Rowling on internet
     
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    I'll start a spoiler thread once I finish the book. I'm getting that dreaded/excited feeling just thinking about it.
     
  9. Jun 23, 2003 at 4:53 PM #9
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    dang does this me you might have sex twice this year?
     
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