to kill a innocent bird

Harper Lee

One of the greatest American novels ever written.

Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction

"No one forgets this book." The Independent
"One of the best first novels I can remember... uniquely unsentimental." The Guardian
“There is humor as well as tragedy in this book, along with a faint note of hope in human nature; and it is delightfully written.” Sunday Times
"A rare literary phenomenon" Vogue

The acclaimed modern classic and coming-of-age novel that explores racism in the American South.

"Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit them, but remember that killing a mockingbird is a sin."

A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real-life mockingbird in Harper Lee's classic novel—a Black man accused of a serious crime.

Through the youthful consent of Scott and Jim Finch, Harper Lee explores the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s.

The conscience of a city steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is touched by the power of one man's fight for justice.

But the weight of history will not tolerate much.

This wonderful novel was written by a rare person, a writer with a vivid sense of humor and a warm, sincere sense of humor. It is a moving, deeply funny, and deeply beloved book.