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To Kill a MockingBird. Author : Harper Lee. Harper Lee (April 28, 1926). American Author – Known for her “1960” book – To Kill a Mockingbird * Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature in 2007. .
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To Kill a MockingBird Author : Harper Lee
American Author –Known for her “1960” book – To Kill a Mockingbird *Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature in 2007.
Harper Lee – aka “Nell”Born in Monroeville, Alabama*Her father was lawyer.-As a child she was a ‘Tomboy’ and LOVED to read. She had a strong friendship with neighbor Truman Capote.
-After graduating from high school, she enrolled in an all-female Huntingdon College in Montgomery. *Never finished her law degree.
In 1956, she received a year’s wages from her friends with a note : “You have one year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas!” • -PUBLISHED – July 11, 1960 • *It became an immediate bestseller and won great critical acclaim, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. • It remains a bestseller with more than 30 million copies in print. • In 1999, it was voted the best novel of the century.