Description
'And As For This Book,' Said Hermione, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard... I&Rsquo;Ve Never Even Heard Of Them!' 'You&Rsquo;Ve Never Heard Of The Tales Of Beedle The Bard?' Said Ron Incredulously. 'You'Re Kidding, Right?' (Taken From Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows) Bloomsbury, In Association With The Children'S High Level Group, Is Delighted To Announce The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, The First New Book From J. K. Rowling Since The Publication Of The Final Book In The Harry Potter Series, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, Played A Crucial Role In Assisting Harry, Aided By His Friends Ron And Hermione, To Finally Defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans Will Be Thrilled To Have This Opportunity To Read The Tales In Full. The Tales Of Beedle The Bard Is Without Doubt An Exciting Addition To The Canon Of Harry Potter. They Also Reveal The Wonderful Versatility Of The Author, As She Tackles With Relish The Structure And Varying Tones Of A Classic Fairy Tale. There Are Five Tales Included In The Book: 'The Tale Of The Three Brothers', Which Is Recounted In Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows; Plus Four More &Mdash; 'The Fountain Of Fair Fortune', 'The Warlock'S Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard And The Hopping Pot', And 'Babbitty Rabbitty And Her Cackling Stump'. Each Tale Has Its Own Magical Character And Will Variously Bring Delight, Laughter And The Thrill Of Mortal Peril. The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, Translated From The Original Runes By Hermione Granger, Is Introduced And Illustrated By J. K. Rowling. Also Included Are Notes On The Stories By Professor Albus Dumbledore, Which Appear By Generous Permission Of The Hogwarts Headmasters' Archive.
About the Author
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and the acclaimed Strike crime fiction series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Many of her books have been adapted for film and television, and she has collaborated on a play continuing Harry s story on stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and a new series of films inspired by her series companion volume Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
John Tiffany directed Once, for which he was the recipient of multiple awards both in the West End and on Broadway. As Associate Director of the Royal Court, his work includes The Twits, Hope and The Pass. He was the director of Let the Right One In for the National Theatre of Scotland, which transferred to the Royal Court, West End and St Ann s Warehouse. His other work for the National Theatre of Scotland includes Macbeth (also Broadway), Enquirer, The Missing, Peter Pan, The House of Bernarda Alba, Transform Caithness: Hunter, Be Near Me, Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, The Bacchae, Black Watch, for which he won the Olivier and Critics Circle Best Director Awards, Elizabeth Gordon Quinn and Home: Glasgow. Other recent credits include The Glass Menagerie at ART and on Broadway and The Ambassador at BAM. Tiffany was Associate Director of the National Theatre of Scotland from 2005 to 2012, and was a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University in the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jack Thorne writes for theatre, film, television and radio. His theatre credits include Hope and Let the Right One In, both directed by John Tiffany, The Solid Life of Sugar Water for the Graeae Theatre Company and the National Theatre, Bunny for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Stacy for the Trafalgar Studios, and 2nd May 1997 and When You Cure Me for the Bush. His adaptations include The Physicists for the Donmar Warehouse and Stuart: A Life Backwards for HighTide. On film his credits include War Book, A Long Way Down and The Scouting Book for Boys. For television his credits include The Last Panthers, Don t Take My Baby, This Is England, The Fades, Glue, Cast-Offs and National Treasure. He won BAFTAs in 2016 for Best Mini-Series (This Is England 90) and Best Single Drama (Don t Take My Baby), and in 2012 for Best Drama Series (The Fades) and Best Mini-Series (This Is England 88).
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