HARRY POTTER

In 1990, a woman named Joanne Rowling was sitting on a train from Manchester to london when she had an idea. That´s it!!, she thought. Harry Potter!!. And that was the start of harry potter, one of the most famous and successfull children´s series in the world.

The UK has got a long history of fantasy literature with books like The Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings.In the Harry Potter series, the reader follows the story of its main character, Harry Potter who is a young wizard living in a magical world. Harry has to fight evil forces to save his friends and family and he uses magic to help him.

 The Harry Potter stories are very good, but beyond the books themselves, the story of their success is also very interesting. These days there are translations of Harry Potter in 73 languages, and the series is worth more than $15 billion. Its popularity all over the world shows that even in the 21st Centurypeople continue to appreciate stories about magic and fantasy. This, as well as the exciting stories themselves, explains Harry Potter´s amazing success!!