Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (1961) Winner
Nelle Harper Lee
ネル・ハーパー・リー
Neru Hāpā Rī
Aliases:
ハーパー・リー
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1926-04-28 （Monroeville, Alabama）
- Died
- 2016-02-19 （Monroeville, Alabama） age 89
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Monroeville, Alabama → New York
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1950-2016
- Influenced By
- Truman Capote
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama | — | Law School | — | — | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | — | — | 1年間 | United Kingdom |
University of Alabama
Law School
Country:
United States
Studied law
University of Oxford
Period:
1年間
Country:
United Kingdom
One-year study abroad
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Pulitzer Prize | To Kill a Mockingbird | フィクション部門 | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | — | — | President of the United States | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize
1961
Work:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Category:
フィクション部門
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Presidential Medal of Freedom
2007
Organization:
President of the United States
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1961) Winner
Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
To Kill a Mockingbird
1960 Novel 281 pagesSet in 1930s Alabama, the story is told through the eyes of a young girl witnessing racial injustice and moral growth.
racial injusticejusticecoming of age
Adaptations
- [Film] To Kill a Mockingbird / Robert Mulligan (1962)
Translations
- Available in Japanese
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- simple and direct proseuse of Southern dialect
- Recurring Motifs
- racial issues in the American Southmoral growth
Legacy
Renowned for 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' which won the Pulitzer Prize, addressing racial injustice and widely acclaimed.
Museums
- Monroe County Museum Monroeville, Alabama
In Popular Culture
- Adapted into a film starring Gregory Peck
Trivia
- Childhood friend of Truman Capote
- Remained reclusive after success
- Assisted in research for 'In Cold Blood'