Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.
J. K. Rowling Quotes
Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.
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| Birth: | 31st July, 1965 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Novelist, Producer, Screenwriter |
About
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith was born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England. She is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. She graduated from Exeter in 1986. She has written several novels include: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Casual Vacancy, The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm, and Career of Evil. She has written several films include: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2. She produced several films include: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
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