jun 26, 1997 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fantasy novel by J.K. Rowling, the first in the Harry Potter series. The story follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage upon his eleventh birthday. He makes friends and enemies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and with the help of his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, he faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort.

First published in the UK in 1997, the book won most British book awards and reached the top of the New York Times list of best-selling fiction in 1999 and 2000. It has been translated into at least 73 languages and made into a feature-length film, as have all six of its sequels. The novel has sold over 120 million copies, making it the fourth best-selling book of all time.

Reviews have been favourable, praising Rowling's imagination, humor, simple, direct style, and clever plot construction. The writing has been compared to Jane Austen, Roald Dahl, and ancient Greek story-teller Homer. The book has been used as a source of object lessons in educational techniques, sociological analysis, and marketing.

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