Harper lee book biography of oprah

Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist.

Harper Lee, author of The Mockingbird, wrote a thoughtful and profound letter to Oprah Winfrey on her love of books and reading.

A zesty account of two women living on their own terms yet always guided by the strong moral compass instilled in them by their father.

One of them was with the author of To Kill A Mockingbird.

There is no better tribute to the life of the Pulitzer-winning author and her enduring literary work than to celebrate the joy of reading.

On May 7, , Lee wrote a letter to Oprah Winfrey (published in O "A Biography of Harper Lee, Author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'".

She penned the 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird that won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. Lee received numerous accolades and honorary degrees, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 which was awarded for her contribution to literature.

She assisted her close friend Truman Capote in his research for the book In Cold Blood (1966). Capote was the basis for the character Dill Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird.

The plot and characters of To Kill a Mockingbird are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936 when she was 10.

The novel deals with the irrationality of adult attitudes towards race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s, as depicted through the eyes of two children. It was inspired by racist attitudes in her hometown of Monro