About the Author

I whanau mai a Joanne Rowling i te 31 o Hurae, i te tau 1965, a, e ono ona tau i tana tuhinga i tana pukapuka tuatahi - he korero mo tetahi rapeti, ko Rapeti tona nei ingoa. I muri i tana ako i te reo Wiwi me nga Whakaakoranga Puawaitanga, ka puea tuatahi mai te whakaaro o J.K. Rowling ki a Hare Pota nona i tetahi tereina kua takaroa, e rere ana i Manaheta ki To Kingi Ripeka i Ranana, i te tau 1990. I tana tu hei whaea takakau, ka tuhi tonu ia i ia wa iti i watea ai ia tae noa ki te whakaputanga o Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone e Bloomsbury i te tau 1997. Taro kau iho, ka noho tenei hei pukapuka e hokona manomanotia ana, a, mai i taua wa, kua teitei ake nga paetae o nga pukapuka o Hare Pota i te tuanui o nga paetae huhua. Kei tua i te 500 miriona te maha o nga pukapuka o te kohinga kua hokona, kua whakawhitia ki nga reo e 80, a, kua hurihia hoki hei kiriata paraweranui. I te tau 2012, ka whakarewaina a Pottermore, te pakihi tahiko a J.K. Rowling, ki reira nga apataki matareka ai i nga rongo korero, i nga ahuatanga me nga tuhinga, tae atu hoki ki nga korero taketake i a J.K. Rowling. Kua whakawhiwhia ki a ia te huhua o nga tohu me nga honore, tae atu ki tetahi OBE me te Companion of Honour, ki ta Wiwi Legion d'honneur, ki te Hans Christian Andersen Award hoki.

Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 and wrote her first book at the age of six - a story about a rabbit called Rabbit. After studying French and Classics at university, J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry Potter while on a delayed train travelling from Manchester to London King's Cross in 1990. As a single-mum, she continued to write in every spare moment she could find until Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published by Bloomsbury in 1997. It quickly became a bestseller and the Harry Potter books have since broken many records. The series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. 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 has received many awards and honours, including an OBE and Companion of Honour, France's Legion d'honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.