TO KILL A MOCKiNGBIRD

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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in June 1960 and became instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird has become a classic of modern American literature; a year after its release, it won the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was ten.

Despite dealing with the serious issues of 

, the novel is renowned for its warmth and humor. 

, the narrator's father, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. The historian 

 is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its main character, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism."

 involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the 

. Lessons from the book emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice.

 has been subject to campaigns for removal from public classrooms, often 

. In 2006, British librarians ranked the book ahead of the 

 as one "every adult should read before they die".

Reaction to the novel varied widely upon publication. Despite the number of copies sold and its widespread use in education, literary analysis of it is sparse. Author Mary McDonough Murphy, who collected individual impressions of 

 by several authors and public figures, calls the book "an astonishing phenomenon".

. Since 1990, a play based on the novel has been performed annually in Harper Lee's hometown.

, was published on July 14, 2015. Lee continued to respond to her work's impact until her death in February 2016, although she had refused any personal publicity for herself or the novel since 1964

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