HarryPotterisaseriesofsevenfantasynovelswrittenbytheBritishauthorJ.K.Rowling.ThebookschronicletheadventuresoftheadolescentwizardHarryPotterandhisbestfriendsRonWeasleyandHermioneGranger,allofwhomarestudentsatHogw
HarryPotterisaseriesofsevenfantasynovelswrittenbytheBritishauthorJ.K.Rowling.ThebookschronicletheadventuresoftheadolescentwizardHarryPotterandhisbestfriendsRonWeasleyandHermioneGranger,allofwhomarestudentsatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.ThemainstoryarcconcernsHarry'squesttoovercometheevildarkwizardLordVoldemort,whoseaimistosubjugatenon-magicalpeople,conquerthewizardingworld,anddestroyallthosewhostandinhisway,especiallyHarryPotter.
Sincethe30June1997releaseofthefirstnovelHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone,thebookshavegainedimmensepopularity,criticalacclaimandcommercialsuccessworldwide.[2]Theserieshasalsohadsomeshareofcriticism,includingconcernfortheincreasinglydarktone.AsofJune2011[update],thebookserieshassoldabout450millioncopiesandhasbeentranslatedinto67languages,[3][4]andthelastfourbooksconsecutivelysetrecordsasthefastest-sellingbooksinhistory.
Aseriesofmanygenres,includingfantasyandcomingofage(withelementsofmystery,thriller,andromance),ithasmanyculturalmeaningsandreferences.[5][6][7][8]AccordingtoRowling,themainthemeisdeath,[9]althoughitisprimarilyconsideredtobeaworkofchildren'sliterature.Therearealsomanyotherthemesintheseries,suchasloveandprejudice.翻译