內容簡介
《吟遊詩人皮陀故事集》是魔法世界最著名的童話故事書，也是阿不思．鄧不利多留給妙麗．格蘭傑的遺物，其中更包含了哈利波特的最後任務，也就是毀滅佛地魔分靈體的關鍵線索。五篇故事中只有〈三兄弟的故事〉的內容曾在《哈利波特》第七集《死神的聖物》中出現，其餘四篇〈幸運泉〉、〈魔法師的毛茸茸心臟〉、〈巫師與跳跳鍋〉以及〈巴比兔迪迪和咯咯笑樹樁〉則都是直到現在才首次曝光。
這次推出的新版本，是由妙麗．格蘭傑翻譯自古代神秘文字的原版故事，並配上J.K.羅琳親手繪製的插圖，同時還有經由霍格華茲校長檔案室慷慨許可後所加入的鄧不利多教授對這些故事所作的獨到註解，相信所有巫師和麻瓜們都能樂在其中。
The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: ˊThe Tale of the Three Brothersˊ Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; ˊThe Fountain of Fair Fortuneˊ, ˊThe Warlockˊs Hairy Heartˊ, ˊThe Wizard and the Hopping Potˊ and ˊBabbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stumpˊ complete the collection. These narrative gems are accompanied by explanatory notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore (included by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmasterˊs archive). His illuminating thoughts reveal the stories to be much more than just simple moral tales, and are sure to make Babbitty Rabbitty and the slug-belching Hopping Pot as familiar to Muggles as Snow White and Cinderella.
作者介紹
J.K. 羅琳( J.K. Rowling)
全世界最會說故事的魔法媽媽 J.K.羅琳1990年，24歲的羅琳，坐在前往倫敦的誤點火車上，『哈利波特』咻地闖進了她的生命。她彷彿看見了一個黑髮瘦弱、戴著眼鏡的小巫師在對她微笑。10年後，『哈利波特』成了風靡全球的童話人物。從小就喜歡寫作的羅琳，是個單親媽媽，因為找不到工作，只能靠著微薄的失業救濟金養活自已和女兒。為了逃離又小又冷的房間，她總是窩在住家附近的尼可森咖啡館裡寫作；因為沒錢點餐，所以每次只點上一杯卡布奇諾，一字一字的寫下『哈利波特』的故事。結果，《哈利波特》才一出版，便以驚人的魔力風靡全球，羅琳在一夕之間，就從不為人知的單親媽媽，一躍成為蜚聲國際的暢銷作家。《哈利波特》在全世界所掀起閱讀風潮，更被譽為『文學界的披頭四狂熱』。羅琳說，《哈利波特》是一本會帶給她快樂的書，顯然毫無疑問的，對讀者來說也是一樣。
Harry Potter and the Philosopher‘s Stone was J.K. Rowling‘s first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as three books written for charity and inspired by the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into 68 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children‘s author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year. J.K. Rowling lives with her family in Edinburgh.
