J K ROWLING: THE MYSTERY OF FICTION

Book ID/图书代码： 02636015B85245

English Summary/英文概要： J K Rowling - the mystery of fiction is one of the latest titles in the Inspirations series of short biographies. Author Lindsey Fraser, the writer and book publishing and marketing professional, has compiled an insider’s story on the rise of one of the world’s most well known and successful contemporary writers. J K Rowling has never collaborated on a biography and so this book is unauthorised. But having presented JK Rowling events in her capacity as Director of Scottish Book Trust, Lindsey Fraser recounts with inside knowledge and book industry perspective how: * struggling single mother Joanne Rowling became JK Rowling the writer; * Harry Potter became a household name; * people everywhere have been witness to a powerful global literary and media phenomenon; * the world gained a gutsy philanthropist. J K Rowling’s story is almost as magical as her books. The day she wrote the name Harry Potter on a page she changed not just her own unhappy life but that of millions of readers. Harry Potter and his friends turned Rowling into one of the richest and most influential women in the world. So who is she, and where did her ideas come from? Lindsey Fraser tells the remarkable tale that began one day on a train, when Rowling had forgotten to pack a pen. . .

Chinese Summary/中文概要： J.K.罗琳的故事同她的小说一样神奇。当她有一日将 ’哈利波特’搬上书卷时，不仅是她自己的生活发生了改变，数以百万计的读者也同样地沉浸在霍格沃茨魔法学校中。哈利 •波特和他的朋友们把罗琳变成了，世界上最富有和最有影响力的女性之一。然而，她到底是谁，她的这个创作灵感源自哪里。林赛•弗雷泽将从罗林一日火车忘记带笔开始,向我们揭开迷人的面纱...（sandy）

Awards/获奖情况：Having three Harry Potter addicts for children (16-26), he’s almost one of the family. He and his friends (and enemies) have certainly accompanied us on most family holidays...... so it was with great interest that I read Lindsey Fraser’s well-constructed and revealing account of how the phenomenon has developed. Fraser clearly knows J K Rowling well; her account is detached but sympathetic. It focusses on her career and, refreshingly, steers well clear of her personal life, other than to re-iterate how private she likes to keep her family life, and how her early well-publicised pre-fame experiences have affected her philanthropic decisions. I learned a lot about the world of publishing, and how HP has changed things.

I would recommend this short book to a wide audience, and certainly to everyone who’s enjoyed the books and/or films. Jo Rowling’s story is almost as fascinating as Harry’s!

About the Author/作者介绍： Lindsey Fraser has been a Literary Agent with Fraser Ross Associates since 2002. Before that she was the Executive Director of Scottish Book Trust where she and her colleagues developed a range of acclaimed readership development initiatives including Beginning with Books, Radical Reading and Now Read On. She managed the children’s book programme for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, is on the Steering Group for the Children’s Laureate and is the Director of The Pushkin Prizes in Scotland, a creative writing initiative for young writers. She has reviewed children’s books for many newspapers, including The Guardian, The Bookseller, The Scotsman and The Herald. Her first ’proper’ job was in a bookshop and - as she sees it - she continues to sell books in a variety of different ways.

Format:HARDCOVER

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：

原文第一章内容：暂无

手稿：暂无

大纲：暂无