Quill Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2007) Winner
Harper Lee
ハーパー・リー
Hāpā Rī
Aliases:
Nelle Harper Lee
Pen Names:
Harper Lee（Pen name as novelist）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1926-04-28 （Monroeville, Alabama）
- Died
- 2016-02-19 （Monroeville, Alabama） age 89
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Methodist
- Residence History
- Monroeville, Alabama → New York City, Manhattan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1960-2016
- Affiliations
- National Council on the Arts
- Influenced By
- Truman Capote
- Influenced
- Many American literature authors
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon College | — | English literature | — | 1944-1945 | United States |
| University of Alabama | — | Law | — | 1945-1949 | United States |
Huntingdon College
English literature
Period:
1944-1945
Country:
United States
One year
University of Alabama
Law
Period:
1945-1949
Country:
United States
Left one semester short of degree
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 | Contribution to literature | — | President of the United States | 受賞 |
| 2010 | National Medal of Arts | — | — | 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
Work:
Contribution to literature
Organization:
President of the United States
Result:
受賞
National Medal of Arts
2010
Organization:
President of the United States
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To Kill a Mockingbird
1960 Southern Gothic 281 pagesA novel depicting racism and morality through the eyes of a young girl in Alabama, where her father, lawyer Atticus Finch, defends a black man.
RacismJusticeMoralityChildhood perspective
Adaptations
- [Film] To Kill a Mockingbird / Robert Mulligan (1962)
Translations
- Japanese translation available
Bibliography
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
- Go Set a Watchman (2015)
- The Land of Sweet Forever (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise proseChild's perspectiveSouthern Gothic
- Recurring Motifs
- Racial issuesSouthern societyMoral dilemmas
Health
-
Stroke2011頃以降Vision and hearing loss, memory issues, wheelchair use
Legacy
Won Pulitzer for 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' creating a classic of American literature with profound influence.
Archives
- Monroe County Heritage Museum
In Popular Culture
- Film adaptation with Gregory Peck winning Oscar as Atticus
Quotes
-
I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird.
Source: Newquist, 1964 (1964)
Trivia
- Full name Nelle Harper Lee; Harper Lee is pen name
- Childhood friend of Truman Capote
- Did not publish new work for decades after Pulitzer