Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j k rowlingthe first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel it follows harry potter a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Harry potter and the philosophers stone released in the united states and india as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros pictures based on j k rowlings 1997 novel of the same nameproduced by david heyman and screenplay by steve kloves it is the first instalment of the harry potter film series. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone first published in england as harry potter and the philosophers stone continues to win major awards in england so far it has won the national book award the smarties prize the childrens book award and is short listed for the carnegie medal the uk version of the newbery medal. Harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter 1 jk rowling harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j k rowling it is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is the first novel in the harry potter series written by jk rowling the book was first published on 26 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london and was later made into a film of the same name