JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, has won the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize. She is the first recipient of the 500,000 kroner (£59,000) award, which was handed out on Tuesday at a ceremony in Odense, Andersen's hometown. The prize is given to a person who can be compared with Andersen, the Danish writer who was born in 1805 and wrote some 160 fairy tales and poems before his death in 1875Thursday, October 21, 2010
Harry Potter author JK Rowling wins Hans Christian Andersen award
JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, has won the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize. She is the first recipient of the 500,000 kroner (£59,000) award, which was handed out on Tuesday at a ceremony in Odense, Andersen's hometown. The prize is given to a person who can be compared with Andersen, the Danish writer who was born in 1805 and wrote some 160 fairy tales and poems before his death in 1875
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