Guide Note:
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is a contemporary Southern Gothic novel. It ranks 41st on the American Library Association's 100 Most Challenged Books (banned books) list. The central theme revolves around the trial of an innocent man accused of murder.
Fast Facts:
- Author: Harper Lee
- Publication date: July 11, 1960
- Narration: First person autobiographical
- Awards: Pulitzer Prize (1961)
- Translated into 10 languages
- Sold over 30 million copies
- Most widely read American novel of the 20th century
- Paperback and hardback versions have never been out of print