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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a book about the trial of a black man accused of raping a white woman. By describing such a sensitive issue through the eyes of a child, Lee calls attention to the glaring inequalities in American society at the time and highlights the injustice of the legal system. First published in 1960,
To Kill a Mockingbird quickly became an international bestseller. Nowadays, it often features on the lists of the best English-language books of the past century, and has been described by
The Guardian as the “book of a lifetime”. In spite of this, Lee herself was a relatively unknown figure. She was born in Alabama in 1926, and based much of
To Kill a Mockingbird on an event which took place in her hometown. She died in 2016 at the age of 89.
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Nelle Harper Lee
American novelist
Born in Alabama in 1926.Died in 2016.Notable works:To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), novelGo Set a Watchman (2015), novelNelle Harper Lee was born in Alabama in 1926. She began studying for a law degree before leaving to live in New York, where she found a job in an airline company. However, this was just to make ends meet – Lee spent all of her free time writing. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and quickly became an international success. It was adapted for the cinema two years later by Robert Mulligan, with Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch.
To Kill a Mockingbird was the only book Lee published for a long time, and even today her life remains a mystery. However, in 2015, a second book by Lee, Go Set a Watchman, was published, to the great surprise of the literary world. She died in February 2016.
To Kill a Mockingbird
A child’s view of the seriousness of the world
Genre: novelReference edition: Lee, H. (1962) To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Popular Library.1st edition: 1960Themes: childhood, racism, disillusionment, intolerance, trialTo Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 in North America, right in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 40 languages. Lee’s coming-of-age story describes a few months in the life of Scout, a 7-year-old girl, as her father, a lawyer, defends a black man accused of raping a white woman.
The story takes place in a little town in Alabama during the 1930s at the time of the Great Depression. Although the plot focuses on the serious matters of racism and everyday stupidity, childhood memories bring a certain degree of light-heartedness to the novel, and the story is brightened by Scout’s naïve, and often amusing, view of the world.
Summary
The novel is set in 1930s Maycomb, Alabama. Scout and Jem Finch, aged six and ten years old respectively, live near a house which both intrigues and terrifies them. It belongs to the Radleys, a strange family who live in reclusion. During the holidays, they meet a boy called Dill who is staying with his aunt. The three children very quickly become friends. They start to play together and, the following summer, invent a game about the Radleys, in spite of being forbidden to do so by Atticus, Scout and Jem’s father. One night, the children venture onto the Radleys’ veranda. A shadow suddenly appears, startling them. A gunshot rings out and they scamper, terrified. In his panic, Jem manages to lose his trousers. When they get home, Dill makes up a plausible, if rather stupid, excuse as an explanation.
