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Harry Potter has been a global publishing
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Harry Potter has been a global publishing
phenomenon
All around the world millions of people are eagerly
waiting for the 16th of July. That’s because it is the day when the sixth Harry
Potter novel will be published worldwide
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If you are one of the few people who have never read any
of the Harry Potter novels, they can be summarised as the magical adventures of
a boy wizard who attends a wonderful school for wizards.
The first Harry Potter novel was published in 1997. Since then
the Harry Potter series has become a publishing phenomenon, selling over 250
million copies worldwide. The Harry Potter books are sold in more than 200
countries and have been translated into 60 different languages from Hindi to
Ancient Greek.
The novels have also been successfully adapted for the
big screen. The first three films have all been smash
hits at the box office. The most recent film ‘Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ broke records in the UK, taking £11.5
million in its first three days on release . It went on to take
more than $750 million worldwide!
It has been an incredible journey for the author of the books,
JK Rowling. Just seven years ago she was a single mother
writing her books in a café. Now she is a multi-millionaire, Britain’s richest
woman and ranked as the world’s best-paid author.
It is difficult to pinpoint the secret to the
Harry Potter series’ success. For whatever reason, the books have
captured the imagination of millions of readers from around the
world. Fans are passionate about the books and films, and there are many
websites devoted to Harry and his friends and enemies.
Indeed, there has been a great deal of gossip
and speculation surrounding the new book. However, for the
moment the story remains a well-guarded secret . If you want to
know what happens in the sixth Harry Potter book, you’ll just have to read
it!