J. K. Rowling: crime fiction unmasked
It should be the debut novel of a hitherto unknown. Award-winning crime writers such as Val McDermid and Mark Billingham praised Robert Galbraith and the critics were appreciative to enthusiastic. The British Times, for example, described the novel as "brilliant," the dialogues as "sparkling."
But despite the many praise: According to the Sunday Times had sold since the publication of the book in April, only 1,500 copies.
But enough attention to make the Sunday Times suspicious. Who should this Robert Galbraith be? Married and the father of two sons, he has gained the experience of the book from the British military police and private industry. However, the newspaper did not believe in this story.
After the Sunday Times had dropped the bomb by Rowling's pseudonym, the sales changed abruptly. According to British magazine New Statesman, sales increased by 150,000 percent. "I was hoping to keep that secret for a little while longer, because being Robert Galbraith was a liberating experience," the 47-year-old told the British newspaper. When Rowling released her first adult book last October, there was a lot of hype and the reviews were mixed. This excitement was to spare the bestselling author and the expectations that would be placed on her as a writer. About the planning of a German edition is not yet known. The only question now is if the book is not based on Galbraith's autobiographical experience, on whose experience is it based?
