HARY POTTER

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author JK Rowling. This novel tells about the adventures of a teenage wizard named Harry Potter and his best friend, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, who are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft. The core story in the novels is centered on Harry's efforts to defeat the evil dark wizard named Lord Voldemort, whose ambition is to become immortal, conquer the wizarding world, mastering the nonpenyihir, and destroy anyone who gets in his way, especially Harry Potter.

Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (in Indonesia was published under the title Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) on June 30, 1997, this series has gained immense popularity, various critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. [1] Some critics also said the negative criticism, especially because of the dark theme. In June 2011, the series has sold about 450 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling novel series of all time, and has been translated into 67 languages. [2] [3] The four last novels consecutively set records as the book the fastest selling in history.

By loading many genres, including fantasy and Bildungsroman (with elements of mystery, thriller, adventure, and romance), this series has spawned many cultural meanings and references. [4] [5] [6] [7] According to Rowling, a major theme in This series is death. [8] There are also other themes, such as prejudice and corruption. [9]

Publisher beginning of the Harry Potter novels is Bloomsbury in Britain and Scholastic Press in the United States. In addition, this series has been published by various publishers around the world, including Indonesia, which was published by Scholastic Press. Overall the novel, the seventh novel is divided into two parts, has been adapted into eight film series by Warner Bros.. Pictures, and became the most successful film series of all time. Harry Potter series has also produced various trademarks related to the story, making the brand Harry Potter worth more than $ 15 billion. [10] In addition, associated with the success of the novel and films, Rowling has become the author of the richest in the history of literature. [11 ] Harry Potter is also used as a theme park