'Harry Potter & # 39; celebrates its 20th anniversary with new nested blankets

In 1998, Scholastic Inc. published "Harry Potter and the Witch" , the first book of a virtually unknown British author JK Rowling in the United States. The book had already overcome so much to get to this point. It was originally conceptualized by a Rowling almost helpless in a train and produced on a manual typewriter. Twelve publishers refused it before being saved from the pile of slush at the Christopher Little Literary Agency. Originally published in Britain by Bloomsbury under the name of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", it was acquired by Scholastic for a US release after an auction.

Bestsellers

Rowling is today one of the most influential and wealthiest people in the world. "Harry Potter" continued to be published as a seven-volume series that sold millions of copies and has been read around the world by all ages. It has been adapted into eight successful Warner Bros. films. who made stars of its main actors Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. The world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Witchcraft (now known as Witchcraft Sorcery) gave birth to a new Warner Bros. series of films
. The second of the five films, "Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald", will be released in theaters in November with Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law and Johnny Depp. The latest story of the "Harry Potter" saga – the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" – is sold out in London and New York, winning awards for West End and Broadway productions. In addition to being represented in almost all forms of media, the Wizarding World has also established thriving theme parks in Orlando, Hollywood and
Osaka.

Clever twist

To celebrate his 20 years in 2018, Scholastic released a new course of the seven books "Harry Potter", but with an intelligent twist. Instead of the original iconic covers of the artist Mary GrandPré, the 20th Anniversary series presents covers of the talented writer / artist Brian Selznick

Selznick is the creator of the Caldecott Medal behind the 2008 book "L & 39". invention of Hugo Cabret ". adapted in the feature film "Hugo" directed by Martin Scorsese) and the novel "Wonderstruck" of 2011 (also adapted in a film in 2017).

Instead of the original covers depicting particular scenes from the color novel, Selznick's new covers are in black and white, presenting instead a collage of different characters and scenes from within. The title Harry Potter is in the series of familiar characters, but it is embossed in shiny metallic colors to contrast with the flat rolled blanket.

The seven covers line up horizontally, essentially creating a long fresco of characters and scenes from the entire series. The eagle-eyed Potterheads will have a great time identifying the details and clues embedded in Selznick's covers. We can literally see Harry grow up and become more of a hero by reading the covers from left to right.

Original sketches

But fans of the original art of GrandPré do not need to worry about the interior art, like chapter openings, always present the original sketches. Each of the first six books contains the first chapter of the following book at the very end

. The first book is the shortest book, with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer" Stone, which comes to 309 pages. The fifth book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" of 2003 is the longest book of 870 pages. In fact, the first three books averaged 361 pages, while the last four books averaged 761 pages

The story, of course, is still mesmerizing. This 20th Anniversary Edition is something new for the dyed-in-the-wool potterheads and new collectible readers. While old fans can relive the magic with which they grew up, a new generation of readers can experience the same exciting transformation. Happy birthday, Harry Potter!

The seven 20th birthday "Harry Potter" books featuring Brian Selznick's covers are available in the National Book Store's paperback

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