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Before she became famous, rowling was a single mom in scotland relying on. She is best known for her philosophical treatises on feminism and womens role in socie. Rowling is most famous for being the author of the harry potter fantasy series. In 2004, forbes named rowling as the first person to become a usdollar billionaire by writing books, the secondrichest female entertainer and the 1,062nd richest person in the world.
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But since the last potter came out in 2007, she has kept herself busy and confounded expectations. But since the last potter came out in 2007, she has kept herself busy. Times uk rich lista combination of the writers impressive book sales. Jk rowling was the first person to become a billionaire through writing. J k rowling books biography and list of works author. Rowling was the first person to become a billionaire by writing the harry potter books. Rowling, first billionaire author, adds to empire as.
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