LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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Virginia Woolf
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J.K. Rowling
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Thomas Hardy
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Christopher Marlowe
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Detailed explanation-1: -J.K. Rowling, in full Joanne Kathleen Rowling, pen name of Joanne Rowling, (born July 31, 1965, Yate, near Bristol, England), British author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training.
Detailed explanation-2: -J.K. Rowling is the famous British author of the worldwide attention gaining Harry Potter series. Her best-selling novels have sold more than 400 million copies and won numerous awards. The books have also been adapted to screen in a series of blockbuster films.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rowling. Joanne Rowling CH OBE FRSL (/ˈroʊlɪŋ/ “rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume children’s fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007.
Detailed explanation-4: -J.K. Rowling’s “near magical rise to fame” refers to her quick and unexpected success. The publishers rejected Rowling’s book because they found the plot too complex. The drawback of becoming famous is that one loses their freedom and private space.