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Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. The books are the basis of a popular film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films. She also writes crime fiction under the name Robert Galbraith.

Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband, and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in 1997. There were six sequels, of which the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released in 2007. Since then, Rowling has written five books for adult readers: The Casual Vacancy (2012) and—under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith—the crime fiction Cormoran Strike series, which consists of The Cuckoo's Calling (2013), The Silkworm (2014), Career of Evil (2015), and Lethal White (2018).

Rowling has lived a "rags to riches" life in which she progressed from living on benefits to being the world's first billionaire author. She lost her billionaire status after giving away much of her earnings to charity but remains one of the wealthiest people in the world. She is the UK's best-selling living author, with sales in excess of £238 million. The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling's fortune at £600 million, ranking her as the joint 197th richest person in the UK. Time named her a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, Rowling was named the "Most Influential Woman in Britain" by leading magazine editors. She has supported multiple charities, including Comic Relief, One Parent Families, and Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain, as well as launching her own charity, Lumos.

Harry Potter og det forbandede barn - del et & to

Harry Potter og det forbandede barn - del et & to er en ny original historie af J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne og John Tiffany, og et nyt skuespil af Jack Thorne. Første udgave af manuskriptbogen udkommer d. 14. oktober 2016 på dansk. Den ottende historie. 19 år senere. Det har altid været svært at være Harry Potter, og det er ikke blevet nemmere nu, hvor han er en overbebyrdet ansat i Ministeriet for Magi, ægtemand – og far til tre børn i skolealderen. Harry kæmper med en fortid, som ikke vil give slip, og hans søn, Albus, må bære den tunge byrde fra en arv, han aldrig har ønsket. Da fortiden og nutiden smelter ildevarslende sammen, må både far og søn erkende den ubehagelige sandhed: Nogle gange kommer mørket fra uventede steder. Denne første udgave er skuespillets manuskript, som det ser ud tidligt i produktionen flere uger før premieren. Manuskriptet vil herefter blive revideret og delvist omskrevet, hvorfor denne udgave kun er tilgængelig i en begrænset periode. Den endelige reviderede udgave udkommer i løbet af 2017.
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