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HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStoneisthefirstnovelintheHarryPotterserieswrittenbyJ.K.RowlingandfeaturingHarryPotter,ayoungwizard.ItdescribeshowHarrydiscoversheisawizard,makesclosefriendsandafewenemiesattheHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry,andwiththehelpofhisfriendsthwartsanattemptedcomebackbytheevilwizardVoldemort,whokilledHarry'sparentswhenHarrywasoneyearold.Thebookwaspublishedon30June1997byBloomsburyinLondon,whilein1998ScholasticCorporationpublishedaneditionfortheUnitedStatesmarketunderthetitleHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone.ThenovelwonmostoftheUKbookawardsthatwerejudgedbychildren,andotherawardsintheUSA.ThebookreachedthetopoftheNewYorkTimeslistofbest-sellingfictioninAugust1999,andstayednearthetopofthatlistformuchof1999and2000.Ithasbeentranslatedintoseveralotherlanguagesandhasbeenmadeintoafeature-lengthfilmofthesamename.Mostreviewswereveryfavourable,commentingonRowling'simagination,humour,simple,directstyleandcleverplotconstruction,althoughafewcomplainedthatthefinalchapterslookedrushed.ThewritinghasbeencomparedtothatofJaneAusten,oneofRowling'sfavouriteauthors,ofRoaldDahl,whoseworksdominatedchildren'sstoriesbeforetheappearanceofHarryPotter,andoftheAncientGreekstory-tellerHomer.WhilesomecommentatorsthoughtthebooklookedbackwardstoVictorianandEdwardianboardingschoolstories,othersthoughtitplacedthegenrefirmlyinthemodernworldbyfeaturingcontemporaryethicalandsocialissues.HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone,alongwiththerestoftheHarryPotterseries,hasbeenattackedbyseveralreligiousgroupsandbannedinsomecountriesbecauseofaccusationsthatthenovelspromotewitchcraft.However,someChristiancommentatorshavewrittenthatthebookexemplifiesimportantChristianviewpoints,includingthepowerofself-sacrificeandthewaysinwhichpeople'sdecisionsshapetheirpersonalities.EducatorsregardHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStoneanditssequelsasanimportantaidinimprovingliteracybecauseofthebooks'popularity.Theserieshasalsobeenusedasasourceofobjectlessonsineducationaltechniques,sociologicalanalysisandmarketing.