London, February 8 : British author J. K. Rowling has already enthralled people worldwide with her famous `Harry Potter' fictional series of books about a boy wizard, but this may be even more exciting to hear that she actually belongs to a real-life hero-her great-grandfather.
Upon being awarded the Legion d''honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a ceremony in the Elysee Palace last week, the author revealed that her courageous ancestor Louis Valont had won the same award for his bravery as a French First World War hero.
London, Feb 6 : Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the latest instalment in JK Rowling''s wizard series, has become the most popular book borrowed from British libraries, according to a study.
The new research found that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was taken out 109,000 times last year.
Kate Morton''s The House at Riverton was in second place, while third most popular book was The Memory Keeper''s Daughter, by Kim Edwards, reports the Telegraph.
London, Feb 4 : Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been awarded France's prestigious Legion of Honour.
The 43-year-old writer was knighted by French President Nicholas Sarkozy during a ceremony in the Elysee Palace, reports the Scotsman.
Rowling shot to fame with the publication in 1997 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone, the first of her seven-part series about the boy wizard.
The books have sold more than 400 million copies and been translated into 67 languages, including French
Paris - JK Rowlings, the creator of the wildly popular Harry Potter series of books, was named Tuesday a Knight of the Legion of Honour by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Elysee Palace announced.
The Harry Potter books, which have been condemned by conservative clergy, have made the 43-year-old Rowling one of the richest women in Britain, with a fortune estimated at 560 million pounds (804 million dollars).
London, Jan 14 : Acclaimed author J. K. Rowling has received a special gold-dust invitation for US President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony, according to reports.
The author received the special early invitation because Obama is a huge fan of Harry Potter books.
The invitation may see Rowling rubbing shoulders with celebrities like George Clooney and Will Smith at the star-studded inauguration ceremony and White House dinner on Tuesday.
London, Jan 2 : A new version of the Harry Potter encyclopaedia, which multi-millionaire author JK Rowling went to court to stop, is to go on sale in Britain later this month.
The 43-year-old author of Potter took Harry Potter fan and author Steve Vander Ark to court over the 400-page Lexicon which she said constituted "wholesale theft of 17 years of my hard work".
A US judge ruled in Rowling''s favour in a copyright-infringement lawsuit in September, permanently blocking the publication of the reference guide.
London, February 8 : British author J. K. Rowling has already enthralled people worldwide with her famous `Harry Potter' fictional series of books about a boy wizard, but this may be even more exciting to hear that she actually belongs to a real-life hero-her great-grandfather.
London, Feb 6 : Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the latest instalment in JK Rowling''s wizard series, has become the most popular book borrowed from British libraries, according to a study.
London, Feb 4 : Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been awarded France's prestigious Legion of Honour.
Paris - JK Rowlings, the creator of the wildly popular Harry Potter series of books, was named Tuesday a Knight of the Legion of Honour by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Elysee Palace announced.
London, Jan 14 : Acclaimed author J. K. Rowling has received a special gold-dust invitation for US President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony, according to reports.
London, Jan 2 : A new version of the Harry Potter encyclopaedia, which multi-millionaire author JK Rowling went to court to stop, is to go on sale in Britain later this month.
