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Author | J. K. Rowling |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy, drama, young adult fiction, mystery, thriller, Bildungsroman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Pottermore (e-books; all languages) |
Published | 26 June 1997 – 21 July 2007 (initial publication) |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) Audiobook E-book (as of March 2012)[1] |
No. of books | 7 |
Website | www.pottermore.com |
..the Harry Potter books are, at heart, satisfyingly shrewd mystery tales.
During this press conference, Rowling stated that the Bible quotations in that novel 'almost epitomize the whole series. I think they sum up all the themes in the whole series' (reported in Adler).
These New Testament verses (Matthew 6:19 and 1 Corinthians 15:26) together denote the promise of resurrection through the Son of God's consent to die.52 In interview, Rowling has stressed that these two quotations 'sum up – they almost epitomize the whole series'.
When I buy the books for my grandchildren, I have them all gift wrapped but one..that's for me. And I have not been 12 for over 50 years.
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