JK Rowling

Joanne Kathleen Rowling, better known as JK Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, England. She living in Edinburgh, Scotland, Rowling became an international literary sensana in 1999 when the first three series of teen novels Harry Potter took over the top three in the list of the New York Times best-seller after the same success in the United Kingdom. Rowling income grew when the fourth series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published in July 2000. The series became best-selling book in history.

As a graduate of the University of Exeter, Rowling moved to Portugal in 1990 to teach English. There she met and married a Portuguese journalist. Their daughter, Jessica, was born in 1993. After her marriage ended in divorce, Rowling moved to Edinburgh with her ​​and stay close to Rowling's sister. Rowling difficult to support themselves and their children, and at that time, he began writing a book. Rowling said to get an idea about writing the book when traveling by train from Manchester to London in 1990. After several times rejected, Rowling sold the book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to the amount of U.S. $ 4,000.