Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone by J. K Rowling
The story follows a young boy, Harry Potter, who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths, the dark wizard who wants to kill him, and the magical stone that holds immense power.
The 133rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1997
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 223-332
- Words
- 76,944
- Original Language
- English
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- 2nd on The Little Big Bulgaria Read (Bulgaria)
- 3rd on The Great American Read (PBS)
- 7th on A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon (Vulture)
- 7th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 9th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 9th on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 13th on 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time (BBC)
- 14th on Paste Magazine's Best Books of the Decade(2000-2009) (Paste Magazine)
- 15th on Top 100 Fantasy Books (Fantasy Book Review)
- 22nd on The Big Read (BBC)
- 24th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 25th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
- 28th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 42nd on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 45th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 50th on 50 Classics You Must Read Before You Die (Gyldendal (Denmark Publisher))
- 69th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 72nd on 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors (Good Housekeeping)
- 93rd on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
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