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J.K Rowling (General Information (Many people have described J.K Rowling’s…
J.K Rowling
General Information
Many people have described J.K Rowling’s life as rags to riches as she went from poverty to the first ever billionaire author.
Although she got billions of dollars from writing the harry potter franchise she lost her billionaire status after giving up most of her earnings to charities.
Although she isn’t currently a billionaire the Sunday times rich list has ranked her as the 197th richest person in the UK with an estimated wealth of 600 million pounds at this current time.
Whilst J.k rowling may be one of the most successful authors alive, like many authors she was turned down a lot before being published, 12 publishing company turned her down before bloomsbury finally accepted her
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She is most famous for her series harry potter which has sold more than 500 million copies worldwide
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Early Life
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Joanne describes her teenage years as a very unhappy time especially when her mum was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis resulting in her and her father slowly becoming further apart, and now there not even on speaking terms
Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England
After J.K Rowling graduated from University she got a job as a bilingual secretary in London for Amnesty International.
Inspiration
Hermione Granger was based on herself, an 11 year old know it all.
J.k said that the flying Ford Angelia in the chamber of secrets was based on how impressed everyone was when her friend came to school in a turquoise ford Angelia.
Another thing that was based on her childhood was her choice to make that famous wizard; harry’s last name potter. This was inspired by her childhood neighbours called the potters as she was always jealous of their last name which she thought was super cool.
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