Harper Lee was surprised and overwhelmed by the success of her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird." She preferred to stay out of the public eye and shied away from the limelight, choosing to live a private and simple life despite the fame and accolades.
Harper Lee decided not to pursue a career in law after realizing she had no passion for it. Instead, she pursued writing, which led to her literary success with the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Harper Lee almost destroyed her chances of publishing her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by losing the entire manuscript in a suitcase. Thankfully, her editor persuaded her to rewrite it, leading to its eventual publication and success.
The new Harper Lee novel, "Go Set a Watchman," was released on July 14, 2015.
Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961 for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Harper Lee
harper lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Harper Lee based the fictional town of Maycomb in her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" on her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. The town of Monroeville served as inspiration for the setting and characters in the novel.
"When you have a hit like that, you can't go anywhere but down." -Harper Lee
'To Kill a Mockingbird'. It is the title of the classic novel by Harper Lee.
No one (except of course Harper Lee) really knows. Some claim she gave it up after she began drinking excessively, while some others claim she gave it up after a burglar stole the manuscript.
No, Harper Lee did not win the Nobel Prize. She is best known for writing the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961.
Amasa Coleman Lee, her father, was the inspiration for Atticus Finch in the novel