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To Kill a Mockingbird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was instantly successful and has become a classic of modern American fiction. The novel is loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.
To KILL A MOCKINGBIRD / 23 listening to Jem and me. His fists were half cocked, as if expecting an onslaught from both of us. I stomped at him to chase him away, but Jem put out his hand and stopped me. He examined Walter with an air of speculation. "Your daddy Mr. Walter Cunningham from Old Sarum?" he asked, and Walter nodded.
About the book In Harper Lee's timeless classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird," readers are plunged into the heart of the racially charged American South during the 1930s, where innocence collides with the harsh realities of prejudice and moral integrity. Through the eyes of young Scout Finch, we witness her awakening to the complexities of human nature as her father, Atticus Finch, defends a black ...
Preface Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is the rare American novel that can be discovered with excitement in adolescence and reread into adulthood without fear of disappointment. Few novels so appealingly evoke the daily world of childhood in a way that seems convincing whether you are sixteen or sixty-six.
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird is a gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice.