Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (title of the paperback edition 2010: Fantastic Beasts and Where to find ; Original title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ) is both a fictional textbook of the Harry Potter novels, is on the other it is a real book by British author Joanne K. Rowling . The author of the fictional book is Newt Scamander (in some German translations Lurch Scamander ).
Scamander is also the protagonist of the film series Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , which is inspired by the fictional book and tells the story of its author. The first part was released in German cinemas in November 2016.
Fictional book
The fictional book by author Newt Scamander is first mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone under the title Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them : There it is on the list of textbooks students need for their first year at Hogwarts . The book is available from Flourish & Blotts .
Real book
The real, 64-page book by Joanne K. Rowling from 2001 is based on Scamander's textbook from the novel and was therefore published under the pseudonym Newt Scamander . The British original edition was published by Bloomsbury Verlag , the German by Carlsen Verlag ; Both books refer to the collaboration with the fictional publisher Obscurus Books , which is located at Diagon Alley 18a in London. As with all other German-language Harry Potter volumes, Klaus Fritz took care of the translation and Sabine Wilharm designed the cover.
The book is intended to be a reproduction of Harry Potter's copy of the textbook, which has handwritten comments and scribbles by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger .
In 2017 there was a new edition with six additional animals. This reached number 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list on January 28 of the same year . In the same year it won the LovelyBooks Readers Award in the Fantasy & Science Fiction category .
In addition to “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them”, Rowling has published two real versions of fictional books: “ The fairy tales of Beedle the Bard ” and “ Quidditch through the ages ”. In the case of “Quidditch through the ages” and “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them”, the author, publisher and editor (in German also the translator) waived their remuneration. The sales of all books went to aid organizations such as Comic Relief and Rowling's Children's High Level Group .
content
After an initial short biography of the author Newt Scamander and a foreword by Albus Dumbledore a chapter follows on the definition of Beasts ( beasts ) in contrast to the magical creatures ( beings ), described human-like in appearance and behavior. What follows is a brief treatise on the perception and knowledge of animal and magical beings by Muggles over the centuries. The introduction ends with an explanation of the classification scale according to which animals are classified by the Ministry of Magic according to their dangerousness:
- XXXXX - known as a wizard killer / impossible to tame, let alone train as a pet.
- XXXX - Dangerous / requires specialist knowledge / only permitted to deal with appropriately trained magicians.
- XXX - Tamed by skilled wizards.
- XX - Harmless / can be trained to be a pet.
- X - Boring.
The main part of the book is an alphabetical index of almost all animals and magical beings from the world of Harry Potter from the acromantula to the centaur , but not all of these appear in the seven volumes of the novel series. The descriptions of the beings include the appearance, the behavior, the habitat, sometimes the reproduction as well as other special features. The usability of individual animal parts for magical purposes, for example for brewing magic potions or for making magic wands , is also discussed.
Text output
- Newt Scamander, Joanne K. Rowling: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them . Bloomsbury Publishing in collaboration with Obscurus Books, 2001, ISBN 0-7475-5466-8 . (New edition: 2017, ISBN 978-0-545-85056-8 )
- Newt Scamander, Joanne K. Rowling: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them . Carlsen Verlag in collaboration with Obscurus Books, 2001, ISBN 3-551-55306-8 . (New edition: 2010, ISBN 978-3-551-35948-3 , as paperback)
filming
On September 12, 2013, Warner Bros. announced that a three-part film series was planned based on the fictional book Newt Scamanders, which was later confirmed on Rowling's official website. In March 2014, Warner Bros. reiterated that the film was planned to be a trilogy. On October 14, 2016, however, JK Rowling announced that there would be a total of five parts.
The first part started in November 2016 and the second part in November 2018. The third part is due to appear on November 16, 2020. The dates for the fourth and fifth parts have not yet been announced.
Joanne K. Rowling will write the scripts herself. The prequel to the Harry Potter books is set in the same magical world, but begins 70 years earlier, in New York in the 1920s. The first film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was released on November 17, 2016. The director is David Yates , who has already made the last four Harry Potter films.
Web links
- Interview with Joanne K. Rowling about the book ( Memento from June 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) from March 12, 2001.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26812277
- ↑ Announcement of the film adaptation. In: Author's official website. Retrieved September 13, 2013 .
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-jk-rowling-movie-fantastic-703759
- ↑ David Yates In Talks For 'Harry Potter' Spin-Off 'Fantastic Beasts' , deadline.com.