Hardcover, 224 pages
English language
Published Oct. 30, 1999 by Bloomsbury.
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the …
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?
Source: bloomsbury.com/uk/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone-9780747545729/
Sebbene sia dichiaratamente un libro per bambini, il registro di scrittura risulta inizialmente altalenante (a metà tra un romanzo per adolescenti e un libro per bambini, cambiando registro repentinamente) per poi stabilirsi su un registro da romanzo adolescenziale, quasi troppo complicato per un pubblico di 10/11 anni.
A great start to what became a great experience reading the series with my wife and oldest daughter over the next three years.
Con la scusa di leggerlo ai bambini la sera prima che vadano a dormire, ho preso l'edizione italiana illustrata del primo libro della saga di Harry Potter, che tra l'altro avevo letto come tutti gli altri in inglese. Le immagini sono davvero belle, e hanno affascinato i settenni. La storia, letta con il senno di poi, presenta degli aspetti molto interessanti, come per esempio il tratteggio della figura di Piton ma soprattutto quello di Harry e dei suoi amici, che sembrano a prima vista solo abbozzati... prima di ricordarsi che in quel momento avevano undici anni e quindi il loro carattere doveva per forza essere più infantile. Insomma, un'interessante rilettura anche per i vecchietti come me. Dopo tutti quegli anni dalla prima lettura, non saprei dire quanto la traduzione di Marina Astrologo segua l'originale - ricorderete probabilmente la diatriba sulla prima traduzione... - ma sicuramente è scorrevole.
