Jonah “J. K. Rolling ”( JK Rowling) was born on 31 July 1985 in the city of Yeth, England. After birth, he was named ‘Joan Murry’. Her father Peter James was a rolling aircraft engineer and mother Annie was a rolling science technician. His younger sister Dianna was born after 2 years of his birth.
She was just 4 years old when her family settled in Winterbourne, a village near Yeth. His schooling started from ‘Michael Primary School’.
He was interested in his stories since childhood. She used to dream with open eyes, write fantasy stories, and narrate to her younger sister Dianna. Their stories were close to nature, with trees, plants, animals, and children being the main characters.
He wrote his first book ‘Rabbit’ at the age of just 7, which was the story of a rabbit. At the age of 11, he wrote his first novel, which was about seven cursed diamonds.
Higher Education and Elementary Jobs
After completing secondary education from Weiden School, in 1982, he took the examination for admission to Oxford University but was unsuccessful. Later he studied French from the ‘University of Exeter’ and did many jobs back in England, including work as a research secretary at ‘ Amnesty International ‘.
‘Harry Potter’ का Idea
Once during the journey from Manchester to London, the story of ‘ Harry Potter ‘ came to her mind. She immediately wanted to take it out on paper, but at that time she did not have a pen. She used to be so bashful that she could not even ask for a pen from anyone nearby. After completing the journey and reaching home, he did the first thing to write this story. Although she used to write stories since childhood, the story of ‘ Harry Potter ‘ had settled in her mind. Whenever there was a time after them, she used to work on this story.
Mother’s death and marriage
Rolling’s mother was suffering from sclerosis. He died in 190 after a long illness. Rolling was very close to his mother. His demise was nothing short of a shock for him. She broke inside and left England and went to Portugal. There she started teaching English. At the same time, he met a TV She married the journalist ‘George Arantus’ and both got married. A year later their daughter ‘Jessica’ was born.
Marital Stress and Divorce
Marital life was not pleasant for them. She was a victim of domestic violence. Her husband kicked her out of the house at 5 am one day after only thirteen months of marriage. Her child was only a month at that time, with which she moved to her sister’s house in Edinburgh. At that time, he had a suitcase and three chapters of the menu script of his novel ‘ Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone ‘.
Rolling came under a lot of stress after the break up of the marriage. After staying with her sister for some time, she filed a divorce case against her husband and got divorced.
Annoying life
It was an annoying phase of his life. She was divorced from her husband, the responsibility of a small girl was on her and no work was at hand. She was completely dependent on government aid. In such a situation, the only ray of hope was that she appeared in a half-scripted ‘ Harry Potter ‘ and decided that she would complete it. While walking her girl, she used to go to a cafe near her apartment and when her baby slept, she would sit down to write. After completing the menu, he joined the teacher training course in ‘Moray House of Education’ of ‘ Edinburgh University ‘.
‘Harry Potter’ refuses to print Navel
Rolling sent manuscripts of ‘ Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone ‘ to many literary agents and publishers. But everyone rejected him thinking that children’s fantasy stories do not have the power to attract readers. His manuscript was rejected by 12 publishers. But Rolling did not give up and kept sending his manuscript to the agents.
JK Rowling born as a writer
Finally when Rolling’s manuscript went to London’s ‘ Bloomsbury Publishing House ‘, the chairman there gave three of his chapters to his daughter to read. After reading that, the girl immediately demanded a further chapter. Seeing this, ‘ Bloomsbury Publishing House ‘ decided to print Rolling’s manuscript and proposed 2000 pounds in return for it. She was happily prepared.
In that era, the possibility of a woman succeeding as a writer was secondary. Seeing this, JK Rowling did not print his full name in his novel. Printed – ‘Jonah Catherine Rolling’. Due to his special attachment to his grandmother, he added her name to his name. This is how JK Rowling. She got a fresh start as a writer by name.
‘Harry Potter’ success
When his novel, ‘ Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone ‘, came out in the market in 1949, most of the publishers said that this novel focused on children and magical exploits was not going on, but it was not Navel, proving everyone’s prediction wrong. It became very popular not only among children but also among readers of all sections. The Scottish Art Council was so fascinated by his work that he was granted a grant to write the entire series of ‘ Harry Potter ‘.
The wheel of time turned around after that, the rolling of prizes took place. ‘ Harry Potter ‘ punishment exploits his exciting novel ” Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone on many Literature charts for one of the ‘Best Seller’. The situation became such that the publishing houses that once rejected his manuscript started bidding to buy the publishing rights of his novel. The publication rights of his novel sold in the US for 1 million dollars. Such a high bid is rarely associated with any novel. There his novel was printed as ‘ Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone ‘ and became very popular. What happened after that is history. Seven more Navels from the ‘ Harry Potter ‘ series were printed and all the Navels broke the record.
Awards and Filmmaking Rights
All the novels of the ‘ Harry Potter ‘ series were at number one in the Newyork Times Best Seller List. His novel has received many awards including ‘Nestle’ Smarties Book Prize ‘,’ British Children Book of the Year ‘,’ Children’s Book Award ‘.
The film production rights of the seven novels of ‘ Harry Potter ‘ series written by him ‘ Warner Bros. ‘ Bought and produced 6 films of ‘ Harry Potter ‘series. The first film was released in 2001 and the last in 2011. All the films proved to be very popular and successful.
Property of JK Rowling
Due to his novel written on ‘ Harry Potter ‘, Rolling not only became one of the most famous writers in the world, but he was also counted among the world’s most rich and influential people.
In the year 2011, he was ranked 1160th in the list of ‘ Forbes ‘ richest people in the world. His total assets at that time were 530 million cents.
JK Rowling. Donates a large part of his earnings to social work. In 2014, his total assets were estimated to be around $ 1 billion. He is also richer than the Queen of Britain.
Harry Potter and other writing assignments
JK Rowling wrote seven novels of ‘ Harry Potter ‘ series –
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- Harry Potter and the mysterious crypt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret
- Harry Potter and the Prisoners of Azkaban Harry Potter and Prisoners of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Cup of Fire Harry Potter And Goblet Of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Death Gifts Harry Potter And The Deathly Hollow
The last Navel of the ‘ Harry Potter ‘ series was published in the year 2007. Additionally, Rowling also wrote other novels, including ‘Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them’, ‘Quidditch Through The Ages’, ‘The Tale Of Beedle The Bard’ etc. Rolling’s Novel has been translated into more than 40 languages and is read in more than 200 countries of the world.
social work
Jekkekroling ( JK Rowling) does contribute to social and public welfare activities. She has been financially supporting several cancer and sclerosis care centers. He is the founder and president of International Children’s charity Lumos. In 2001, he formed the ‘Volant Charitable Trust’. Which is working for the upliftment of abandoned women, children, and youth. With this trust, he is helping many organizations and welfare works.
JK Rowling’s family
In 2011, JK Rowling married Neil Murray. In addition to his first daughter Jessica, he has a daughter McKenzie and son David. He currently resides in Edinburgh, Scotland with his family.
