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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) is the first title in the Harry Potter book series by British author J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter, an orphan reluctantly taken in and then treated like an outcast by his grisly aunt and uncle, seems like an ordinary boy—aside from the lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead. One day, mysterious letters, marked with a purple wax seal and a large letter “H,” start dropping on the doormat of the Dursley home, where he lives in a cupboard under the stairs. On Harry’s 11th birthday, a beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with astonishing news—Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone begins the incredible adventures of the Boy Who Lived and the fulfillment of his destiny in the hidden world of magic. The success of this first book launched a global phenomenon. The Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies, and inspired theme park attractions. J.K. Rowling’s saga of the boy wizard continues to be discovered and loved by new generations of readers.
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About the author
J.K. ROWLING
J.K. ROWLING is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was published in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for 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. She alsocollaborated on the writing of a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which was published as a script book.
Her other books for children include the fairy tale The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author of books for adults, including a bestselling crime fiction series under the pen name Robert Galbraith.
J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing. She also supports a number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the children’s charity Lumos.
To find out more about J.K. Rowling, visit jkrowlingstories.com.
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