And you thought wizardry was for children. Harry Potter will make you think again. He casts his spells on grown-ups too

James Naughtie

Funny, imaginative, magical … In the 2020s, thirty-something book-lovers will know each other by smug references to Diagon Alley and Quidditch

The Times

The Harry Potter stories will join that small group of children’s books which are read and reread into adulthood

Times Literary Supplement

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Rowling uses classic narrative devices with flair and originality and delivers a complex and demanding plot in the form of a hugely entertaining thriller

Scotsman

One of the greatest literary adventures of modern times

Sunday Telegraph

Spellbinding, enchanting, bewitching stuff

Mirror

‘He’ll be famous – a legend – I wouldn’t be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter Day in future – there will be books written about Harry’ Minerva McGonagall Strange things always seem to happen when Harry Potter is around. Things that unsettle his guardians, the Dursleys. They strongly disapprove of strangeness. It’s only when a letter arrives, delivered by a shaggy giant of a man called Hagrid, that Harry learns the truth that will transform his entire future: his parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort, and he, Harry, is a wizard.Whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, Harry discovers a world of enchantments, ghosts, Quidditch, and friends who will stand, through everything, by his side. But when Harry hears of a stone with great powers, he finds that his school has its own dark secrets – and an adventure that will become the stuff of legend begins.These adult editions have been stylishly redesigned to showcase Andrew Davidson’s beautiful woodcut cover artwork.
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And you thought wizardry was for children. Harry Potter will make you think again. He casts his spells on grown-ups too
The book that started the biggest publishing phenomenon of our time and introduced us to the enchanting world of Harry Potter – adult edition featuring stylish jacket art by Andrew Davidson
With glorious cover artwork by Andrew Davidson shown off in a stylishly refreshed jacket design, this volume brings the interior setting up to date with other current editions

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781408894620
Publisert
2018-09-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Vekt
247 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, J, 01, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

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J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a screenplay inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which marked the start of a five-film series to be written by the author. She has also collaborated on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which opened in London’s West End in the summer of 2016 and on Broadway in early 2018. In 2012, J.K. Rowling’s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy news, features and articles, as well as original content from J.K. Rowling. She is also the author of The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adult readers, and the Strike crime series, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE and Companion of Honour, France’s Légion d’honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.