Harry Potter - Joanne Rowling

Harry Potter - a series of seven novels written by the English writer J. Rowling. The books are a chronicle of the adventures of the young wizard Harry Potter, as well as his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, studying at the school of sorcery and magic Hogwarts. The main plot is dedicated to the confrontation between Harry and a dark wizard named Lord Volan de Mort, whose goals include the acquisition of immortality and the enslavement of the magical world.

Since the publication of the first novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" on June 26, 1997, the books of the series have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success around the world. As of June 2011, the number of books sold was about 450 million copies, so the series was included in the list of literary bestsellers. The novels are translated into 67 languages, including Russian. The last four books consistently set records, as the most quickly sold literary works in history, the source is not specified 820 days.

The series is a combination of many genres, among them fantasy and a teenage novel with elements of adventure, detective, thriller and romance novel, and also includes many cultural references. According to Rowling, the main theme of the novels is death, although they are considered primarily as children's literature. In addition, the series touches on topics such as prejudice and corruption.

Originally the main publishers of books were Bloomsbury in the UK and Scholastic Press in the United States. Since then, the series has been published by many publishers around the world. The books were screened by Warner Bros. Pictures in the form of a series of eight films, which has become one of the most lucrative in the history of cinematography. The popularity of books also led to the emergence of a variety of products, resulting in the Harry Potter brand valued at more than 12.78 billion dollars. The main part of the series about Harry Potter is a set of seven books about the battle with the villain Voldemort and his minions. In the seventh book of learning is no longer - it is entirely devoted to preparing Harry and his friends for the final battle with Voldemort and the very battle itself. In the eighth book, events unfold 19 years after those described in the previous, seventh part of the saga.