Module 2 Fantasy Literature Philip Pullman Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现] [读文清障] The Story of J.K
Rowling and Harry PotterThe elder stateswoman① of British fantasy literature is J . K
Rowling, the gifted② creator of Harry Potter
Joanne Rowling's roots③ are in the southwest of England, where she grew up④
But the idea for Harry Potter came to her⑤while she was on a delayed train⑥ between Manchester and London
She wrote down⑦ her ideas on the back of an envelope
She then went to teach English in Portugal, where she continued to add flesh⑧ to the bones of the first Harry Potter story⑨
But her name is forever associated with⑩ Edinburgh in Scotland, where she lived and developed the format⑪ for the whole series of seven books⑫
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