罗琳(1965年～)
Rowling, J(oanne) K(athleen)
英国作家，创造了受欢迎及赞赏的哈利波特系列。预计出版七集的哈利波特系列第一集，《哈利波特与哲人之石》（Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone，美国书名为《哈利波特与神秘魔法石》〔Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone〕），出版於1997年。透过栩栩如生的描述及富想像力的情节，一个孤独的孤儿发现自己拥有魔法并进入霍格华兹魔法学校（Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry）学习巫术，成为一个不凡的哈利波特英雄。这本书甫推出即成功，同时吸引了儿童（最初设定的读者）及成人。续集《哈利波特和消失的密室》（Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1998）、《哈利波特和阿兹卡班的逃犯》（Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaba, 1999）以及《哈利波特和火盃的考验》（Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2000），都成为畅销书籍，根据第一集改编成的电影於2001年上映。罗琳因有功於重新引燃儿童阅读的兴趣，而於2001年成为英国皇家会员一员。
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1965年～
Rowling, J(oanne) K(athleen)
(born 1965) British author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series. The first book in the proposed seven-volume series, [book]Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (U.S. title [book]Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), was published in 1997. Featuring vivid descriptions and an imaginative story line, it followed the unlikely hero Harry Potter, a lonely orphan who discovers that he is actually a wizard and enrolls in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The book was an immediate success, appealing to both children (its intended audience) and adults. Succeeding volumes－[book]Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), [book]Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), and [book]Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)－were also best-sellers, and a film based on the first book was released in 2001. Rowling was credited with renewing children's interest in reading, and in 2001 she was appointed OBE (Officer of the British Empire).