Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry turns 20
7 years, 9 months ago

Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry turns 20

China Daily  

Professional Harry Potter impersonator Luke Williams enjoys a drink at a pub in London in the UK. Fans across the world are planning fancy-dress reading parties to mark the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter novel. Muggles don their gowns to mark anniversary of boy wizard's debut LONDON - Harry Potter turns 20 on Monday when muggle readers in gowns and glasses from Indonesia to Uruguay will celebrate the birth of a global publishing phenomenon in 1997. Penniless single mother J.K. Rowling finally succeeded after a series of rebuffs from publishers, and the book became the first installment of a seven-novel series that has sold 450 million copies worldwide and spawned eight blockbuster films.

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25 Years of Harry Potter: Nostalgia hits internet on silver jubilee of JK Rowling's Philosopher’s Stone
2 years, 9 months ago

25 Years of Harry Potter: Nostalgia hits internet on silver jubilee of JK Rowling's Philosopher’s Stone

India TV News  

25 Years of Harry Potter: Nostalgia hits internet on silver jubilee of JK Rowling's Philosopher’s Stone 25 Years of Harry Potter: On June 26, 1997 "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" was first published by JK Rowling. Harry James Potter, was first introduced to the world as the boy who lived by JK Rowling in Philosopher's Stone on June 26 …

Celebrating 25 years of Harry Potter, the boy who lived
2 years, 9 months ago

Celebrating 25 years of Harry Potter, the boy who lived

Live Mint  

I remember the exact moment I first came across Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. Ever since the book came out on 26 June 1997, newspapers had been full of Harry Potter—the Boy Who Lived, as he is called in the book—and its author J.K. Rowling’s story from struggle to sudden success. I joined the queue and came back home …

Inside The Ever-Expanding Wizarding World: Harry Potter At 20
6 years, 5 months ago

Inside The Ever-Expanding Wizarding World: Harry Potter At 20

NPR  

Inside The Ever-Expanding Wizarding World: Harry Potter At 20 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary GrandPré/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Corporate Archive Mary GrandPré/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Corporate Archive It's hard to remember a world before Harry Potter. At the New York Historical Society, a new exhibit called "Harry Potter: A History of Magic" traces the roots of author J.K. Rowling's …

Harry Potter exhibition marks 20th anniversary of first book
7 years, 5 months ago

Harry Potter exhibition marks 20th anniversary of first book

China Daily  

Visitors attend the press preview of the exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic at the British Library in London last week. Based on this glowing review, Bloomsbury published Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, launching a literary juggernaut that brought magic to a generation of children. Alice's penciled note is part of the British Library's new exhibition, Harry Potter: …

20 October 2017 - Reliving the Harry Potter magic
7 years, 5 months ago

20 October 2017 - Reliving the Harry Potter magic

The Hindu  

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the British Library in London is holding an exhibition ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ that was inaugurated on October 20 and will run till February 28, 2018. Rare books, manuscripts and magical objects from the British Library's collection and sketches by Ms. …

Harry Potter: The ultimate travel guide for JK Rowling fans
7 years, 9 months ago

Harry Potter: The ultimate travel guide for JK Rowling fans

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. harrypotterplatform934.com open image in gallery Warner Bros Studio Tour has Harry Potter sets, including Hogwarts’ Great Hall The Elephant House, …

哈利•波特20年：令全世界着迷的小男巫
7 years, 9 months ago

哈利•波特20年：令全世界着迷的小男巫

China Daily  

1997年6月26日，《哈利•波特》系列的第一本书《哈利•波特与魔法石》正式出版，首印500册。 今年，小男巫哈利•波特正好满20岁。 最近几天，世界各地的哈迷们纷纷在社交媒体上发文纪念哈利•波特诞生20周年。 推特上的#HarryPotter20图标 哈利•波特教会我，要勇敢爱才是勇敢的真正意义。 这些书让我知道，生活会很艰难，但是有了朋友的支持，你就会达到自己的目标。 哈利•波特让我相信，无论在多么绝望的境地，好人终将获胜。 哈利•波特让我明白了友谊的价值和重要性。 国内的哈迷们也在微博上聊起哈利•波特系列对自己的影响。 还有网友穿上巫师袍、戴上圆眼镜，展示各种哈利系列cosplay。 该系列的作者JK•罗琳，原名为乔安•罗琳（Joanne Rowling），在第一本哈利•波特出版之前，布鲁姆斯伯里出版社建议罗琳改用较为中性的笔名JK•罗琳，因为男孩子们可能不太好意思看女性作家写的小说。 《哈利•波特与魔法石》的手稿在1995年就写完了，但是一直没有出版社愿意出版，直到后来遇到“伯乐”布鲁姆斯伯里出版社，这本书才得以出版。该系列的七本书被翻译成79种文字在200个国家出版，在全世界的销量超过4.5亿册。 20年过去， 哈利•波特陪伴了一些人成长，从某个方面来说，也让这个世界变得更好了。BBC娱乐艺术频道总结了该系列作品对整个文化领域的影响，我们一起来看看。 让大人小孩都开始读书 Okay, so books were around for a long time before Harry Potter. 《哈利•波特》系列被认为是为一大批针对年轻人的奇幻小说打开了大门。 Lots of books were released in the hope they would be "the next Harry Potter", such as Artemis Fowl, The Spiderwick Chronicles and A Series of Unfortunate Events. “麻瓜”诞生后还不到五年，就被收入牛津英语词典，2002年这个词在词典中的意思是“一个没有特殊技能的人，或在某些方面弱于他人的人”。 In the …

Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry turns 20[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 9 months ago

Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry turns 20[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Professional Harry Potter impersonator Luke Williams enjoys a drink at a pub in London in the UK. Fans across the world planned fancy-dress reading parties to mark the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter novel. Muggles don their gowns to mark anniversary of boy wizard's debut LONDON - Harry Potter turns 20 on Monday when muggle readers in gowns …

Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry turns 20[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 9 months ago

Hogwarts, horcruxes and hippogriffs: Harry turns 20[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Professional Harry Potter impersonator Luke Williams enjoys a drink at a pub in London in the UK. Fans across the world planned fancy-dress reading parties to mark the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter novel. Muggles don their gowns to mark anniversary of boy wizard's debut LONDON - Harry Potter turns 20 on Monday when muggle readers in gowns …

J.K. Rowling's First 'Harry Potter' Book Turns 20 In The U.K.
7 years, 9 months ago

J.K. Rowling's First 'Harry Potter' Book Turns 20 In The U.K.

NPR  

J.K. Rowling's First 'Harry Potter' Book Turns 20 In The U.K. The first 'Harry Potter' book was released 20 years ago today in the United Kingdom. So it was on this day back in 1997 that the first of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series hit British bookstores. MARTIN: J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter," still casting spells on readers today and for …

Harry Potter: How JK Rowling's story became a multi-billion-dollar entertainment franchise
7 years, 9 months ago

Harry Potter: How JK Rowling's story became a multi-billion-dollar entertainment franchise

ABC  

The origin story is well-known. Harry Potter fandom lives on The first Harry Potter book may have been released 20 years ago, but the fandom is still going strong — with conventions, theme parks, an international sporting competition and even a music genre — wizard rock or "wrock". Ms Parker says it was probably the "smartest thing" out of everything …

Zara Khan on the everlasting Harry Potter saga
9 years, 1 month ago

Zara Khan on the everlasting Harry Potter saga

The Hindu  

July 30 cannot come quickly enough for Harry Potter fans. Rowling has often used characters from the series to talk about so-called difficult subjects and thanks to her active Twitter presence and frequent updates to pottermore.com, the official site for everything Harry Potter, a lot of these debates involve statements like “Dumbledore was gay too, and he was the greatest …

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