Harper Lee: Books

Source Citation: "To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter. Vol. 194. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2005. 81-149. Literature Criticism Online. Gale. Huntingdon College. 22 April 2013

Gale Document Number: FJ3545850003

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Gale Document Number: FJ3507650040

Source Citation: "Harper Lee (1926-)." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Roger Matuz, Cathy Falk, and Mary K. Gillis. Vol. 60. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. 239-250. Literature Criticism Online. Gale. Huntingdon College. 22 April 2013

Gale Document Number: FJ3517450015

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A young adult biography of Harper Lee.

"... Matt Litton journeys through Harper Lee's beloved 1960 literary masterpiece, introducing each character through the lens of faith. The enigmatic Boo Radley as an allegorical representation of God ... The hero, Atticus Finch, as a model of faith, integrity, and even parenting. The main character, Scott Finch, and what she might teach us about the role of women in church and society."

Includes "Christmas to Me" by Harper Lee.

"Using oral biography, a technique that perfectly matches the style of his subject, George Plimpton blends the voices of Capote's lovers, haters, acquaintances, and colleagues into a highly readable narrative. Here we are present for the entire span of Capote's life: his Southern childhood and his early days in New York; his first literary success with the publication of Other Voices, Other Rooms; his highly active love life; the groundbreaking excitement of In Cold Blood, the first "nonfiction novel"; his years as a jet-setter; and his final days of flagging inspiration, alcoholism, and isolation. All his famous friends and enemies are here: Katherine Graham, Lauren Bacall, Gore Vidal, Joan Didion, William Styron, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Lee Radziwill, John Huston, John Knowles, William F. Buckley, Jr., and dozens of others."

From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch-"Scout"-returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past - a journey that can only be guided by one's own conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision - a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic.