Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
Summary
Through the eyes of young Scout Finch, the novel explores racial injustice and the loss of innocence in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression as her father defends a Black man falsely accused of a crime.
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Historical Context & Significance
Lee's only novel for over 50 years; it became one of the most beloved books in American history and was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Gregory Peck.