从秘书到作家 JK罗琳自述成功之路
<p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span>, <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luster">luster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>.</p><p><span word="J">J</span>. <span word="K">K</span>. 罗琳的生活就像她创造的人物哈里· 波特一样, 颇具童话色彩。</p><p><span word="Divorced">Divorced</span>, <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sorcerer">Sorcerer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Stone">Stone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="caf">caf</span>é <span word="during">during</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="naps">naps</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Ants">Ants</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bloomsbury">Bloomsbury</span>(<span word="UK">UK</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scholastic">Scholastic</span> <span word="Books">Books</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accolades">accolades</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="Awards">Awards</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Smarties">Smarties</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rave">rave</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span>.</p><p>离异后, 她带着年幼的女儿靠政府救济居住在爱丁堡的小小公寓里。《哈利· 波特和魔法石》是她趁着女儿午睡时, 在一家小咖啡馆的桌子上写成的。正是《哈利· 波特》挽救了她。最初, 苏格兰艺术协会资助她完成了该书。书稿卖给英国的布卢母斯伯里出版社和学究书籍出版社以后, 荣誉纷至沓来。该书不仅获得年度英国儿童图书奖和史玛提斯童书奖, 也得到了大西洋两岸的盛赞。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Exeter">Exeter</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>, <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="when">when</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="raving">raving</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>." <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Rabbit">Rabbit</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="six">six</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="scribbling">scribbling</span> <span word="since">since</span>."</p>
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