Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ill Ed - J. K. Rowling (Hardcover)
Description
An extraordinary creative achievement by an extraordinary talent, Jim Kay's inspired reimagining of J.K. Rowling's classic series has captured a devoted following worldwide. This stunning new fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban brings more breathtaking scenes and unforgettable characters - including Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Professor Trelawney.
With paint, pencil and pixels, Kay conjures the wizarding world as we have never seen it before. Fizzing with magic and brimming with humour, this full-colour edition will captivate fans and new readers alike as Harry, now in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, faces Dementors, death omens and - of course - danger.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9781408845660
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 3 Oct 2017
- Supply Source
- South Africa
Book
- Binding
- Hardback
- Publisher
- BLOOMSBURY
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Dimensions
- 267 x 226mm (1.87kg)
Summary
An extraordinary creative achievement by an extraordinary talent,
Jim Kay's inspired reimagining of J.K. Rowling's classic series has
captured a devoted following worldwide. This stunning new fully
illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
brings more breathtaking scenes and unforgettable characters -
including Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Professor Trelawney. With
paint, pencil and pixels, Kay conjures the wizarding world as we
have never seen it before. Fizzing with magic and brimming with
humour, this full-colour edition will captivate fans and new
readers alike as Harry, now in his third year at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, faces Dementors, death omens and - of
course - danger.
Juvenile Fiction
- General Subject
- Children's Fiction
- BISAC Subject 1
- Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic
- BIC Classification 1
- General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
- BIC Classification 2
- Fantasy
- BIC Classification 3
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- BIC Classification 4
- Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Author Bio
J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking,
multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the
world, the series has sold over 450 million copies, been translated
into 79 languages, and made into 8 blockbuster films. She has
written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch
Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in
aid of Comic Relief), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of
Lumos), as well as a film script inspired by Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling has also collaborated on a stage
play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which
opened in London's West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012, J.K.
Rowling's digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can
enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper in the
wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a novel for adult
readers, The Casual Vacancy, and also writes crime novels under the
pseudonym Robert Galbraith. She has received many awards and
honours, including an OBE for services to children's literature,
France's Legion d'honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen
Award.
Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. He studied illustration at the University of Westminster, and worked in the Library & Archives of Tate Britain and then as an assistant curator of botanical illustrations at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew before returning to producing art full-time. After a one-man exhibition at Richmond Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his freelance career began. Alongside his illustration work, Jim has produced concept work for film and television, and contributed to the group exhibition Memory Palace at the V&A museum in London. The Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published to international acclaim. Bloomsbury has commissioned Jim to illustrate all seven books in J.K. Rowling's classic series. Jim lives and works in Northamptonshire with his partner.
Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. He studied illustration at the University of Westminster, and worked in the Library & Archives of Tate Britain and then as an assistant curator of botanical illustrations at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew before returning to producing art full-time. After a one-man exhibition at Richmond Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his freelance career began. Alongside his illustration work, Jim has produced concept work for film and television, and contributed to the group exhibition Memory Palace at the V&A museum in London. The Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published to international acclaim. Bloomsbury has commissioned Jim to illustrate all seven books in J.K. Rowling's classic series. Jim lives and works in Northamptonshire with his partner.