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Jim Kay, J. K. Rowling (Beteiligte)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition. Winner of Whitbread Children´s Book Award 1999
Illustration: Kay, Jim
2017. 336 S. 380 mm
Verlag/Jahr: BLOOMSBURY TRADE; BLOOMSBURY CHILDRENS 2017
ISBN: 1-408-88476-3 (1408884763)
Neue ISBN: 978-1-408-88476-8 (9781408884768)

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Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic!

Discover J.K. Rowling´s extraordinary wizarding world with the glorious Deluxe Edition of the full-colour illustrated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling´s original, unabridged text paired with breathtaking illustrations by Jim Kay, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal
Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay´s dazzling full-colour illustrations in this stunning new collector´s edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. An extraordinary creative achievement by an extraordinary talent, Greenaway Medal winner Kay´s inspired reimagining of J.K. Rowling´s classic series has captured a devoted following worldwide. Breathtaking scenes and unforgettable characters - including Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Professor Trelawney - await inside as Harry, now in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, faces Dementors, death omens and - of course - danger.

This beautiful, deluxe edition features an opulent page size and an exclusive pull-out double gatefold; intricate foiled line art by Jim Kay on the real cloth cover and slipcase; gilt edges on premium grade paper; head and tail bands and two ribbon markers - the ultimate must-have edition for any Potter fan, collector or bibliophile.
Seeing Jim Kay´s illustrations moved me profoundly. I love his interpretation of Harry Potter´s world, and I feel honoured and grateful that he has lent his talent to it J.K. Rowling
Rowling, J.K.
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 500 million copies, been translated into 80 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 Lumos, 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, which marked the start of a five-film series to be written by the author. She 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 and on Broadway in early 2018. In 2012, J.K. Rowling´s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy news, features and articles, as well as original content from J.K. Rowling. She has also written The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adult readers, and the Strike crime series, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. As well as receiving an OBE for services to children´s literature, she has received many awards and honours, including an OBE and Companion of Honour, France´s Légion d´honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Kay, Jim
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 since graduating has worked in the Library & Archives of Tate Britain and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. After producing a one-man exhibition at Richmond Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his freelance illustration work began. Jim has produced concept work for film and television, and contributed to a group exhibition at the V&A museum in London. He now lives and works in Northamptonshire with his partner.

You can find out more about Jim at ww.jimkay.co.uk/.