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AsettextbookatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardrysincepublication,NewtScamander'smasterpiecehasentertainedwizardingfamiliesthroughthegenerations.FantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThemisanindispensableintroductiontothemagicalbeastsofthewizardingworld.Scamander'syearsoftravelandresearchhavecreatedatomeofunparalleledimportance.SomeofthebeastswillbefamiliartoreadersoftheHarryPotterbooks-theHippogriff,theBasilisk,theHungarianHorntail...otherswillsurpriseeventhemostardentamateurMagizoologist.NarratedbyEddieRedmayne,thisisthefirstaudiobookeditionofScamander'stextbookevertobereleased.HavingstarredasNewtScamanderhimselfinthemovieFantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem,whobettertonarratethisHogwartsLibrarybookfromoneofthewizardingworld'smostfamousMagizoologists?Eddie'sfilmcreditsincludeTheDanishGirl,MyWeekwithMarilyn,LesMisérablesandTheTheoryofEverything,forwhichhewonaGoldenGlobe,anAcademyAwardandaBAFTAAwardforBestActor.Dipintodiscoverthecurioushabitsofmagicalbeastsacrossfivecontinents....Pleasenote:ThisA-Ztextbookisenhancedforaudiowithoriginalsounddesign.Thisaudiobookincludes"audiofootnotes"whichhavebeentreatedwithasoundeffecttodifferentiatethemfromthemainnarration.15%oftheproceeds*receivedbyPottermoreLimitedfromthisaudiobookwillbemadeavailablebythepublishertoComicReliefandLumosFoundationfortheirworkwithchildrenandyoungpeopletohelpthemhaveabetterlife.20%ofthesemonieswillbeusedbyComicReliefand80%willbeusedbyLumosFoundation.ComicReliefisaregisteredcharityintheUKwithcharitynos.326568(England/Wales)andSC039730(Scotland).LumosFoundationisaregisteredcharityintheUKwithno.1112575.*Proceedsmeansthecash-priceorcash-equivalentpricelesssalestaxes.
作者简介
J.K.Rowlingistheauthoroftherecord-breaking,multi-award-winningHarryPotternovels.Lovedbyfansaroundtheworld,theserieshassoldmorethan500millioncopies,beentranslatedinto80languagesandmadeintoeightblockbusterfilms.Shehaswrittenthreecompanionvolumesinaidofcharity:QuidditchThroughtheAgesandFantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem(inaidofComicReliefandLumos),andTheTalesofBeedletheBard(inaidofLumos).In2012,J.K.Rowling’sdigitalcompanyanddigitalpublisherPottermorewaslaunched,aplacewherefanscanenjoythelatestnewsfromacrossthewizardingworld,featuresandoriginalwritingbyJ.K.Rowling.Herfirstnovelforadultreaders,TheCasualVacancy,waspublishedinSeptember2012andadaptedforTVbytheBBCin2015.J.K.RowlingalsowritescrimenovelsunderthepseudonymRobertGalbraith,featuringprivatedetectiveCormoranStrike.ThefirstfournovelsTheCuckoo’sCalling(2013),TheSilkworm(2014),CareerofEvil(2015)andLethalWhite(2018)alltoppedthenationalandinternationalbestsellerlists.Thefirstthreehavebeenadaptedfortelevision,producedbyBrontëFilmandTelevision.J.K.Rowling’s2008Harvardcommencementspeechwaspublishedin2015asanillustratedbook,VeryGoodLives:TheFringeBenefitsofFailureandtheImportanceofImagination,andsoldinaidofLumosanduniversity-widefinancialaidatHarvard.In2016,J.K.RowlingcollaboratedwithwriterJackThorneanddirectorJohnTiffanyonthestageplayHarryPotterandtheCursedChildPartsOneandTwo,whichisnowrunningatThePalaceTheatreinLondon’sWestEndandatTheLyricTheatreonBroadway.Alsoin2016,J.K.RowlingmadeherscreenwritingdebutwiththefilmFantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem.AprequeltotheHarryPotterseries,thisnewadventureofMagizoologistNewtScamandermarkedthestartofafive-filmseriestobewrittenbytheauthor.Thesecondfilmintheseries,FantasticBeasts:TheCrimesofGrindelwaldwasreleasedinNovember2018.ThescriptbookoftheplayHarryPotterandtheCursedChildPartsOneandTwowaspublishedin2016.TheoriginalscreenplaysoftheFantasticBeastsfilmsarepublishedtoo:FantasticBeastsandWheretoFindThem(2016)andFantasticBeasts:TheCrimesofGrindelwald(2018).AswellasreceivinganOBEandCompanionofHonourforservicestochildren’sliterature,J.K.Rowlinghasreceivedmanyawardsandhonours,includingFrance’sLégiond’HonneurandtheHansChristianAndersenAward.www.jkrowling.com
