Readers, Friends, Writers, And Celebrities Remember Harper Lee
The famed author of To Kill A Mockingbird died Friday at age 89.
Harper Lee, the novelist from Alabama who captivated America and the world with tales of bravery in the face of bigotry, died on Friday at age 89.
Lee accepts an award in 2007 at the Davis Theater in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Lee's first novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is considered one of the great works of 20th-century American literature. It is also widely taught in schools, which made it especially popular among young people.
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"The world knows Harper Lee was a brilliant writer but what many don't know is that she was an extraordinary woman of great joyfulness, humility, and kindness," Michael Morrison, the president of HarperCollins U.S., said in the statement. "She lived her life the way she wanted to — in private — surrounded by books and the people who loved her. I will always cherish the time I spent with her."