2023-04-20 22:18:48
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It’s been 25 years since the Harry Potter books came out and created a real trend among readers. So after all this time, how do we explain that the magic still works?
There is one thing in common between the Bible, Mao’s Little Red Book and Harry Potter: they are the best-selling books in the world. With his wand, his glasses and his scar, in just 25 years, the Sorcerer superstar has bewitched the publishing world. 600 million books sold and more than 80 translations. We could compare the story of Harry Potter to that of Cinderella. The orphan, abused by his adoptive family. Like her, her life will change when Harry turns out to be a powerful wizard. Another element of success: his friends that the reader can identify with Hermione, the top of the class and Ron and his dunce cap. These heroes grew up with their fans. “With magic, anything can happen“, launched Daniel Radcliffe in 2001.
A carefully chosen vocabulary
In every good story, there needs to be a villain and here it is‘East Voldemort. Also, with an extremely detailed universe, everything seems real to the reader. In particular with the vocabulary created to measure by the author which hits the mark with readers. “You can see that she had a lot of fun creating these names. They always have hidden meanings“, details the editorial director Gallimard Jeunesse. The license is available in all media and inevitably, 25 years later, the magic is still working.
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