Karnataka - Bangalore   

A bit of Rowling

BANGALORE: The countdown has begun for the release of The Tales of Beedle The Bard, the first new book by J.K. Rowling since the final Harry Potter book.

Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, the book will be released worldwide on Thursday.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the book that helped Harry Potter and his friends Hermione and Ron beat Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The book has an introduction and illustration by J.K. Rowling, and includes notes on the stories by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters’ Archive, according to a press release. It said that The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published by Children’s High Level Group in association with Bloomsbury and distributed in India exclusively by Penguin Books India at a special price of Rs. 599. In 2007, J.K. Rowling produced seven individual copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Each was handwritten and illustrated on vellum, bound in brown morocco leather and mounted with semi-precious stones. Six of the books were given by the author to those closely connected to the Harry Potter books over the last 17 years; the seventh was given to CHLG and auctioned by charity at Sotheby’s in London.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Magic and dance shows for a cause
A kick-start to a healthy sport
A bit of Rowling
Orthopaedic conference
Shifting of KSDL opposed
Only Cabinet-rank politicians should get police security: FINS
Symposium on microwaves
Prime Minister to visit city today
Court quashes luxury tax order on clubs
All set for Bangalore Habba
Fluorosis endemic in Kaiwara: expert
BWSSB examination on December 6, 7
SICHREM programme
‘They were acts against humanity’
Special squad
Candlelight vigil
CBI probe sought into ‘role’ of Asnotikar in Dilip Naik case
Tracing 300-year family roots
Making learning fun and interesting
Dana Gillespie to perform in city
Cancelled
Is Bangalore prepared for a terror attack?
Railway, bus stations are soft targets
We are not complacent, say authorities
Are the city’s hospitals up to it?
Hotels tighten security
‘Solar physics going through renaissance’
It was a night of pure music
SHRC inquiring into alleged illegal detention at police station
Three drown in Kannahalli Lake Crime notes
Wipro campus placements dip
Prices fall
650 newspaper executives sacked
Bangalore today

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu