Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the Harry Potter series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of …
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the Harry Potter series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" would kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families. These threats are found after attacks that leave residents of the school petrified. Throughout the year, Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione investigate the attacks. The book was published in the United Kingdom on 2 July 1998 by Bloomsbury and later in the United States on 2 June 1999 by Scholastic Inc. Although Rowling says she found it difficult to finish the book, it won high praise and awards from critics, young readers, and the book industry, although some critics thought the story was perhaps too frightening for younger children. Much like with other novels in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets triggered religious debates; some religious authorities have condemned its use of magical themes, whereas others have praised its emphasis on self-sacrifice and the way one's character is the result of one's choices. Several commentators have noted that personal identity is a strong theme in the book and that it addresses issues of racism through the treatment of non-human, non-magical, and non-living people. Some commentators regard the story's diary that writes back as a warning against uncritical acceptance of information from sources whose motives and reliability cannot be checked. Institutional authority is portrayed as self-serving and incompetent. The film adaptation of the novel, released in 2002, became (at the time) the fifth highest-grossing film ever and received generally favourable reviews. Video games loosely based on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets were also released for several platforms, and most obtained favourable reviews.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 683408
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Hardcover, 251 pages
English language
Published May 27, 2000 by Raincoast Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-55192-244-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 40753837
Harry Potter ja salaisuuksien kammio
Hardcover, 365 pages
Finnish language
Published May 26, 1999 by Kustannusosakeyhtiö Tammi.
- ISBN:
- 978-951-31-1472-5Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 316431126
- GoodReads:
- 60408839
Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens
Hardcover, 352 pages
German language
Published Dec. 9, 2015 by Carlsen.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-551-55168-9Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 248382780
Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens
Paperback, 352 pages
German language
Published May 26, 2006 by Carlsen Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-551-35402-0Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Hardcover, 256 pages
English language
Published May 27, 2004 by Bloomsbury Pub Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7475-7361-6Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Paperback, 366 pages
English language
Published May 27, 2004 by Bloomsbury Publishing.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7475-7448-4Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Paperback, 464 pages
English language
Published Sept. 2, 2003 by Large Print Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59413-001-4Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Paperback
English language
Published May 27, 2010 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4088-1278-5Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter Tome 2
Hardcover, 416 pages
French language
Published May 27, 2019 by GALLIMARD JEUNE.
- ISBN:
- 978-2-07-511754-8Copied ISBN!
Гаррі Поттер і таємна кімната (Гаррі Поттер, #2)
hardcover, 352 pages
Ukrainian language
Published May 27, 2002 by A-BA-BA-GA-LA-MA-GA.
- ISBN:
- 978-966-7047-34-4Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter Et La Chambre Des Secrets : Poufsouffle
Paperback, 416 pages
French language
Published May 27, 2019 by Gallimard - Educa Books, GALLIMARD JEUNE.
- ISBN:
- 978-2-07-511739-5Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter i komnata tajemnic
Paperback, 357 pages
Polish language
Published May 27, 2008 by Media Rodzina.
- ISBN:
- 978-83-7278-007-2Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets
315 pages
Hindi language
Published May 27, 2008 by Mañjul Pabliśiṇga Hāusa.
- ISBN:
- 978-81-8322-007-1Copied ISBN!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
366 pages
English language
Published May 27, 2000 by Bloomsbury Publishing plc.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7475-4960-4Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 331562
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
272 pages
English language
Published May 27, 2016
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4088-4565-3Copied ISBN!
- GoodReads:
- 29238041
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