Harper Lee
American author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Born
April 28th, 1926
99 years ago
Died
February 19th, 2016
9 years ago — 89 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
United States
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An American author wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', published in 1960. The novel addresses serious issues such as racial injustice and moral growth in the Deep South during the 1930s. Alongside the critical acclaim received for this work, it gained widespread popularity and is often included in school curricula. In 2015, a second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman', was published, which was written before 'To Kill a Mockingbird' but was set two decades later. This work revisited the original characters and explored themes of ethics and social change.
Wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961
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