Joanne "Jo" Murray, OBE (née Rowling), better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies, and been the basis for a popular series of films.
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- OLID: OL23919A
- Amazon ID: B000AP9A6K
- GoodReads: 1077326
- ISNI: 000000012148628X
- IMDb: nm0746830
- LibraryThing: rowlingjk
- Storygraph: 6ca9e5f3-d270-4ecf-a0eb-226d334c095e
- VIAF: 116796842
- Wikidata: Q34660
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q34660
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- Joanne Rowling
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