On October 10, Tre Publishing House in collaboration with international publishers will release The Wizarding World by author JK Rowling, with a group of artists: Peter Goes, Louise Lockhart, Weitong Mai, Olia Muza, Pham Quang Phuc, Levi Pinfold and Tomislav Tomić.
For the first time, a fully illustrated full-color book about the magical world of Harry Potter is available to readers around the world.
The illustrated encyclopedia of the wizarding world
The Wizard's Tale is an encyclopedia of all the characters, locations, memorable moments, spells, mythical creatures and magical items, vividly illustrated in the diverse styles of 7 artists.
The 7 chapters of the book take readers to meet famous wizards and witches, explore popular means of entertainment in this world, visit all magical places, walk around Hogwarts, study curses and spells, learn about magical organizations and confront magical creatures.
All the interesting facts and secrets of the wizarding world can be found in 208 pages of the book.
Cover of the book "The Witch's Book" (Photo: Tre Publishing House).
In particular, The Wizarding Tale also revives memorable moments and events in the wizard boy's journey, from when the Hogwarts admission letter was sent to the Dursleys' house.
Impressive quotes, bizarre events, emotional victories, friends fighting side by side… A sky full of childhood memories suddenly flooded back.
The book is likened to a "necessary room", if you want to know something about the wizarding world, just open the book and you will find it.
Vivid illustrations
The magical book comes to life in vivid detail through the drawings of 7 artists from around the world. Each artist's unique style contributes to portraying the diverse and colorful atmosphere of the magical world: ancient and brilliant, mysterious and cozy, weird and funny.
Among the 7 artists, there is a representative from Vietnam - Pham Quang Phuc - who is in charge of drawing the cover.
This book also marks the first time a Vietnamese artist has participated in a book project on a global scale, and is also the first time a Vietnamese book has been jointly published by a Vietnamese publisher with a partner in 34 languages worldwide.
Artist Pham Quang Phuc (Photo: Tre Publishing House).
Pham Quang Phuc is an artist who won first prize in the fiction category of the 2018 ASEAN Children's Book Illustration Competition.
With this project, Phuc said the creative process encountered many difficulties, especially when bringing many details of the book into the painting.
"I am very happy to once again live in the magical world like when I was a child, to participate with the artists I admire and to draw the cover is a great honor and pressure. I tried my best, hoping that readers will also feel the joy and excitement like me," Quang Phuc said.
This event also demonstrated the integration capacity of the Vietnamese book industry. The coordination process brought many challenges, but also an opportunity for the Vietnamese version to approach international standards.
"The quality of the book, from the paper to the spine, from the precision in every small detail of the presentation, is a testament to the efforts of Tre Publishing House," said a representative of the unit.
JK Rowling, 58, currently living in Scotland, is the author of the Harry Potter series, which is loved by readers everywhere, along with best-selling standalone novels and detective series.
She spent 10 years completing Harry Potter . The book series was later adapted into a blockbuster film series.
Harry Potter has sold over 600 million copies worldwide, been translated into 85 languages, and the audiobook version has reached over one billion listening hours.
JK Rowling has been awarded many prestigious awards and titles for her work, including: OBE, Hans Christian Andersen Award, Blue Badge.
She has supported many humanitarian programs and is a founding member of the children's charity Lumos.
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