Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The book was published on 8 July 1999. The novel won the 1999 Whitbread Book Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the 2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, and was short-listed for other awards, including the Hugo. A film based on the novel was released on 31 May 2004, in the United Kingdom and 4 June 2004 in the U.S. and many other countries. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opens on the night before Harry's thirteenth birthday, when he receives gifts by owl post from his...
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quick facts
Author:J. K. Rowling
Genre:Fantasy, Fiction, Young adult literature, Speculative fiction
Year published:1999
Number of editions:39

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
1999 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
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YearAward Nomination
2000 Hugo Award for Best Novel
2000 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
1999 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
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Author of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Age:46
Birthplace:Yate
Education:St Michael's Primary School, Wyedean School and College

Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE, FRSL , better known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies to become the best-selling book series in...
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Additional works by J. K. Rowling
BookCopyright DateGenre
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone July 1997 Fiction
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire July 8, 2000 Speculative fiction
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2003 Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets July 2, 1998 Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows July 21, 2007 Fantasy
The Tales of Beedle the Bard December 2007 Children's literature
Quidditch Through the Ages March 1, 2001 Speculative fiction
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them March 1, 2001 Speculative fiction
Nimbus 2000, La November 1, 2001 Speculative fiction
Les Animaux Fantastiques January 1, 2001 Speculative fiction
El Libro de Las Mascaras March 1, 2002 Speculative fiction
Llaves Voladoras, Las January 1, 2002 Speculative fiction
142 Escaleras, Las November 1, 2001 Speculative fiction
Conversations with J.K. Rowling September 1, 2001
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Fantasy
Harryz Zauberbox
Half Blood Prince Poster
Flat Stanley
Harī Pottā to himitsu no heya =
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Characters in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter
Harry Potter

Harry James Potter is the title character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers...
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Hermione Granger
Hermione Granger

Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character and one of the three main protagonists of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. She initially appears...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban quotes

  • Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

    - Professor Albus Dumbledore
  • The consequences of our actions are so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed.

    - Professor Albus Dumbledore
  • You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself plainly when you have need of him.

    - Professor Albus Dumbledore

Film Adaptations

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Release date:May 31, 2004
Directed by:Alfonso Cuarón
Rated:PG (USA)
Runtime:141 minutes

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the third instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by Chris Columbus, David Heyman and Mark...
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Book Series

Harry Potter literary series
Harry Potter literary series

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of a wizard, Harry Potter and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc...
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Books in this series
BookCopyright DateGenre
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Fantasy
The Tales of Beedle the Bard December 2007 Children's literature
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows July 21, 2007 Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2003 Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire July 8, 2000 Speculative fiction
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban July 8, 1999 Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets July 2, 1998 Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone July 1997 Fiction
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Literary Genres

Fantasy
Fantasy

Fantasy literature is fantasy in written form. Historically speaking, literature has composed the majority of fantasy works. Since the 1950s however,...
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Fiction
Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but...
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Young adult literature
Young adult literature

Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young...
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Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural...
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Frequently Asked Questions

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    Featured characters include: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
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    The work has 435 pages.
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    The written work is classified as- Fantasy, Fiction and Young adult literature.
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    "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" contains subject matter categorized: Magic, Fantasy literature, Wizards and Witchcraft

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