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LIFE celebrates Harper Lee, author of one of the most beloved works of American fiction.
When HarperCollins published To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960, it quickly became a runaway bestsellerand its author, Harper Lee, an overnight literary celebrity. In this special edition, LIFE delves into its famous archives to present a rich, beautifully illustrated commemoration of Lee's life and legacy. Through essays, photographs and archival materials, LIFE revisits To Kill a Mockingbird and helps us understand its magic, exploring how the coming-of-age story of a tomboy in a small Southern town became an enduring touchstone of our cultural consciousness.
This collectable volume features photographs from LIFEs 1961 profile of Lee, taken in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala., where she lived until her death in 2016. These indelible imagessome reproduced here for the first timereveal an intimate portrait of the famously shy author, showing her with her father at their childhood home and in the local courtroom that inspired the setting for the trial in Mockingbird.The book also goes behind the scenes of the Oscar Awardwinning film adaptation that starred Gregory Peck in his legendary role as Atticus Finch. Mockingbird's transformation from an explosively popular novel into a classic Hollywood film is captured here in LIFE's photographs from the set, film stills, and anecdotes from those close to the project.
Lees story would not be complete without an exploration of the long-awaited sequel, Go Set a Watchman. TIMEs arts critic Daniel DAddario reviews the novelpublished from a manuscript long thought to be lostthat set the literary world aflame in 2015.
Throughout, LIFEs special edition incorporates reproductions of unique ephemera, including Pecks original film script with his handwritten annotations.
Please note that this product is an authorized edition published by Time Inc. and sold by Amazon. This edition is printed using a high quality matte interior paper and printed on demand for immediate fulfillment.
