Переведите,! joanne rowling (pen-name j. k. rowling) is a famous british novelist. her fantasy books about harry potter brought her world recognition and popularity. they became the best-selling books in the history of literature. these books have become the basis for a series of films, which were also highly successful. the writer was born on july 31st, 1965, in yate, which is north-east of bristol. her father was an engineer and her mother was a science technician. when joanne was four, her family moved to winterbourne. she attended st michael’s primary school there. many biographers believe that the headmaster of that school became the prototype of the headmaster of the fictional school of magic in “harry potter”. she started writing fictional stories rather early, at the age of nine. her first listener was her younger sister dianne. joanne became genuinely interested in literature after she got jessica mitford’s autobiography. this author became her idol and she wanted to be like her. joanne’s childhood wasn’t easy. her mother was often ill and she had to take care of herself and her sister. school years were also difficult. during one interview she confessed that this was a terrible time for her. in 1982, she failed the exams to oxford. nevertheless, she managed to enter the exeter university. in 1986, she moved to london and started working as a secretary at the research department. later, she met her boyfriend and moved to manchester with him. the intention to write a fiction about a magical school came to her unexpectedly.
