Harper Lee author biography, plus links to books by Harper Lee.

Harper Lee

Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended Huntingdon College and studied law at the University of Alabama. She is the author of two novels, To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. She was awarded numerous literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She died in February 2016.

This biography was last updated on 07/14/2015.

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