Harry Potter and the Cafe of Inspiration
The cafe and restaurant in Edinburgh where JK Rowling famously wrote portions of the Harry Potter novels is up for sale again. Nicolson’s Cafe, which was sold several years ago and is now the site of the Buffet King Chinese restaurant, is now for sale. It was apparently offered to the Harry Potter author for £1 million – an offer which was politely declined.
While Ms Rowling turned down the offer the owner is optimistic someone will see the potential in turning it into a tourist attraction to mark the unassuming spot where the Boy Wizard was created. As many fans know, there is a plaque currently outside the building which marks the place where Jo spent so much time writing the beloved novels, and the current owner of the building hopes that fans will continue to visit the site.
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Joanne Rowling, better known and indeed, EXTREMELY well known around the world as JK Rowling was born in the town of Yate, South Gloucestershire in 1965. She is the most successful literary author of all time and her world-famous Harry Potter series has so far sold a staggering 400,000,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into over sixty five different languages.
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Posted: February 7th, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: JK Rowling
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