What do you know about Robert Galbraith's books? Do you know the author? Up to now he has published a saga of police books that have not had a bad circulation (quite the opposite since they have been translated into several languages).
If you want to know more about this author and all the books he has written, take a look at what we have compiled for you.
Who is Robert Galbraith?
The truth is that, if you don't know it, you may be quite surprised since, behind that name, there is not really a writer hiding. But a writer. And also a world famous one: JK Rowling. Yes, the author of the Harry Potter saga.
Because his name was pigeonholed with youth literature, the author sought a male pen name to publish some books that were not focused on children precisely, but they were for adults and thriller-themed, police…
Actually, it was a way to prevent children from accessing books they shouldn't read, especially at a time when many read everything this writer put out.
Thus, we can say that Robert Galbraith does not really exist, and it is only the name that Rowling uses to publish other books on a different subject than those that do use her name.
Why did you choose Robert Galbraith?
Actually, Robert Galbraith did exist. He wasn't a writer, but he does have a real part. And this is what caused many to criticize the author for having chosen this figure in history.
You'll see, Robert Galbraith Heath was born in 1915 and died in 1999, both in the United States. He was a psychiatrist and a pioneer in unethical practices to convert homosexuals. In other words, he claimed that with his conversion therapies a man would become a "man" again and would pay attention to women, not men.
Thus, Robert Galbraith founded the Combined Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Tulane University, where he truly believed that it was the brain that controlled human behavior and that, if it was capable of manipulating it, any homosexual could be "cured."
Of course, the author has denied this, alleging total ignorance of this figure (However, the fact that she has expressed very critical opinions about homosexuality means that not many believe her).
Rowling has commented on how her pseudonym came about. For her, the name Robert is one of her favorites. and he is also curious that he did not use this name in the entire Harry Potter saga. So he decided that his pen name should be Robert (also because one of his favorite people is Robert F. Kennedy).
Regarding the last name Galbraith, it was one that, since she was little, she fantasized about, wanting to change her name to Ella Galbraith.
Books by Robert Galbraith
Now that you have a better idea about this "shadow writer", we are going to give you a list of the books that Rowling has published under this pseudonym. Specifically, they are the following:
- The song of the cuckoo, published in 2013.
- The silkworm, published in 2015.
- The Office of Evil, released in 2016.
- Lethal White, published in 2019.
- Murky blood, edited in 2021.
- The ink black heart (The black ink heart), the sixth book in the saga, published in 2022. From what it seems it has not yet been published in Spanish).
What are Robert Galbraith's novels about?
All the titles that we have mentioned a little above are actually part of a saga of novels with the same character: Cormoran Strike. Each one has its beginning and its end, although the characters develop throughout the books, in such a way that Rowling has evolved them (something like what she did with Harry Potter.
Cormoran Strike is a private investigator who is in charge of finding out the "mysteries" he is facing. Next to him is his partner Robin Ellacott.
Strike is a war veteran who, upon returning, decides to dedicate himself to being a private detective in London. There, he will face a series of cases, one for each book, in which he must emerge victorious and catch the murderers.
Of all the books he's written, We could say that the most controversial, so far, has been the fourth, that of Lethal White, because the plot focuses on transsexuals, putting them as murderers and leaving a negative message towards them.
But also the last one that just came out is going to give a lot to talk about, since those who have read it see many similarities about what happens to a new character in the book, with Rowling's life (in the sense facing criticism for being considered transphobic).
Does JK Rowling's pen change much in these books?
One of the questions you might ask yourself regarding Robert Galbraith's books is whether the writing style that JK Rowling has accustomed us to with her children's and youth books changes a lot. Or if, on the contrary, they continue in the same line as these. The truth is that those who have read them have seen that they do have a different, more adult way of expressing themselves, in keeping with the audience these books are addressed to.
This means that you are not dealing with an author who wanted to try the detective novel and maintain the youthful style, but who has evolved in her pen becoming multifaceted. In the sense that she can write for a child and an adult audience.
Of course, in all the books you will find nuances, or ways of expressing, that can remind you a little of Harry Potter, especially the latest books.
For now, We don't know if JK Rowling will continue to publish new Cormoran Strike books under the pen name Robert Galbraith.. But all the ones that have come out have sold quite well and the truth is that he is having a lot of success with them. Not on a Harry Potter level, but not that he needs it either. Have you read any of Robert Galbraith's books?