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To kill a mockingbird

When a black man is accused of raping a Southern white woman, the outcome of the trial seems to be a foregone conclusion until a lawyer agrees to defend him.

Main Author: Lee, Harper.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Warner Books , 1982.
Subjects:
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Trials (Rape) > Fiction.
Girls > Fiction.
Southern States > Fiction.
Domestic fiction > Alabama.
Legal stories > Alabama.
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Summary: When a black man is accused of raping a Southern white woman, the outcome of the trial seems to be a foregone conclusion until a lawyer agrees to defend him.
Physical Description: 281 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 0446310786 (pbk) :
Author Notes: Nelle Harper Lee is known for her Putltzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird , her only major work. In 1999, it was voted "Best Novel of the Century" in a poll by Library Journal . Ms. Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature in 2007. Her father was a lawyer who served in the Alabama state legislature from 1926 to 1938. As a child, Lee was a tomboy and enjoyed the friendship of her schoolmate, Truman Capote. After completing To Kill a Mockingbird , Lee accompanied Capote to Holcomb, Kansas, to assist him in researching his bestselling book, In Cold Blood . Since publication of To Kill a Mockingbird , Lee has granted very few requests for interviews or public appearances and has published no other novels.

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