It was added at her publishers request, who thought a book by an obviously female author might not. But nobody knows the real struggle of its author before creating this magical story. Rowling, british author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed harry potter series, about a young sorcerer in training. Jk rowling, the author of harry potter, only agreed for the play to be made. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second novel in the harry potter series written by j. Harry potter and the cursed child to be eighth book bbc news. Rowling, is set 19 years after harry potter and the deathly hallows. Harry potter may have returned to the muggle world this weekend with harry potter and the cursed child, but the wizarding worlds creator, j. Its a play script of a story set in the harry potter world. Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter book.
Harry potter, fictional character, a boy wizard created by british author j. Rowling launched a new initiative wednesday aimed at abating. Rowling explains why harry potter 9 will never happen. It is set 19 years after the events of the potter films and follows harry, head of the department of magical law enforcement, and albus severus potter as he sets off on his hogwarts journey. These books takes us to the magical journey of a whole different world. The plot follows harry s second year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls on the schools corridors warn that the chamber of secrets has been opened and that the heir of slytherin will kill all pupils who do not come from. Rowling has relaxed permissions on harry potter books so that teachers can read them online to students during the coronavirus outbreak.
Rowling created harry potter by newsweek special edition on 101616 at 12. Rowling herself in a special role, but she chose to stay behind the scenes and heres the character she almost played. Charlie owns a coffee shop and neville just wants a. The series has sold more than 500 million copies and was adapted into a. Rowling explains why there wont be any more stories about. Rowling, the author of the harry potter series, revealed details of the new installment friday on the pottermore website. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. The writer created a magical, wizarding world which will inevitably give you homey and warm feelings all over. Jk rowlings eighth harry potter story will be published this summer. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2part play written by jack thorne, which is based on the story of j. The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Motivational story of harry potter author j k rowling. Rowling said in a recent interview, she doesnt think harry potter 8 will happen. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j.
Every harry potter book ranked according to goodreads. Harry potter and the cursed child stage play will be 8th. Pottermore fans claim a special announcement is being planned for book 8 on july 31 the mirror. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that. Rowling just published a new harry potter story on. The harry potter author sat down with todays matt lauer to talk about harry potter. Image caption jk rowling was asked multiple times by harry potter fans to turn the story into a play.
The k stands for kathleen, her paternal grandmothers name. Rowling will publish her eighth harry potter story this summer according to the telegraph, the script of harry potter and the cursed child, the play rowling revealed in october. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books j. Six further bestselling books and eight blockbuster films followed. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997. Rowling creates harry potter site for coronavirus boredom. Is harry potter and the cursed child an 8th harry potter. His comingofage exploits were the subject of seven enormously popular novels 19972007, which were adapted into eight films 200111. Rowling finally announces eighth harry potter story. New harry potter book from jk rowling coming out in july. Harry potter and the cursed child will premiere at londons palace theatre on july 30th, 2016. Rowling became the first billionaire author in the.
Harry potter returns through 8th story play script. Second, the play was not written by jk rowling herself. Rowling announced that the upcoming play, harry potter and the cursed child, will be a direct sequel to the franchise rather than a prequel, calling it the eighth story in. Im confident that when audiences see harry potter and the cursed child they will understand why we chose to tell this story in this way. Rowling said she doesnt expect to continue moving the story forward by creating a harry potter book 9. Rowling is giving muggles the opportunity to enjoy the world of harry potter from the comfort of their homes by launching an immersive new hogwarts website. New details on cursed child, the eighth harry potter story. Pottermore is proud to be a key part of the multiplatform effort that will allow the epic eighth harry potter story to be read and enjoyed by a wider. Rowling opens license for harry potter during covid19.
We are so thrilled to be publishing the script of harry potter and the. Potterharry potter universalharry potter hogwartsharry potter book. Harry potter author jk rowling s script of the stage play harry potter and the cursed child is going to be published as a book moments after midnight on. Do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling is. Rowling, says that this is the last time well get a. It does not feel like an eighth harry potter book at all. The play is marketed as the eighth official story in the harry potter series. Rowling, the billionaire author behind the harry potter franchise. Rowling was obviously greatly affected by the stars death and has been opening up about how rehearsals for harry potter and the. Another person who has had to answer that question is j. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. Do harry potter new book clues suggest j k rowling is writing final eighth novel. Jamie parker, currently starring in the west end show guys and dolls, will star as an adult. According to the creator of the wonderful wizarding world j.
Nine years after publication of the last novel in the bestselling series about the boy wizard, what has been billed as the epic 8th harry potter story. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. If youve been waiting for an owl to bring you news of a new book about harry potter or another play starring his son, its time to learn that, like. Rowling launches a new activity website for kids harry potter author j. Harry potter is midway through his training as a shelve harry potter and the goblet of fire. Rowling has a new short story about the adult harry potter, written in. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released in book form later this year. The novels were adapted into a number of blockbuster films. The little, brown book group is the successful publishers. Who isnt fan of the beautifully written world famous harry potter series. The book was first published by bloomsbury childrens books in june 1997, under the name j. Book after book, her story unfolded and critics would ask questions. Jk rowlings eighth harry potter story will be published.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone paperback january 6, 2017 by j k rowling author. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore in. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Rowling announced earlier this week that her highly anticipated harry potter play, harry potter and the cursed child, is being released in book. N early seven years after publishing the final book in the harry potter series, j. In 1997, rowling introduced readers of all ages to a world of magic in harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first entry in what would become a series of seven novels, telling the story of the boy who lived. The story only exists because the right group of people came together with a brilliant idea about how to present harry potter on stage, continues j. Speaking at the broadway opening of harry potter and the cursed child on sunday, j. Everyone is very, very excited that an eighth harry potter story is coming this year, but jk rowling isnt pleased people are calling it a novel.
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