To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. Instantly successful, widely read in high schools and middle schools in the United States, it has become a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize.
Originally published: 11 July 1960 Followed by: Go Set a Watchman Characters: Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch, Jem Finch, more Genres: Novel, Bildungsroman, Thriller, Southern Gothic, Domestic Fiction, Legal Story