“The one book that millions of us have in common,” is how Mary McDonagh Murphy described To Kill a Mockingbird (Puente). To Kill a Mockingbird has inspired and has been read by millions of people (Ruehlmann). Not many writers of Lee’s generation have had as much influence on the world as she has had (Neary). Lee’s novel has made an impact on the world in a positive way for many decades. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, is one of the most successful books of all time, which is read by many people and is still making an impact on lives today and over 50 years ago.
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most successful books of all time. It was published on July 11, 1960 (Neary). It instantly became popular, and rose to the best- sellers list and stayed there for 88 weeks (The Big Read). Since then, it has sold more than 30 million copies (Flood). Furthermore, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into 40 different languages (Flood). The book won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961 (Neary), only one year after being published. In 1962, To Kill a Mockingbird won paperback of the year award from the Bestsellers magazine (Wikipedia). Also in 1962, an Academy Award- winning film was made based on the book To Kill a Mockingbird (Neary). Then, in 2006 Lee was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame (Wikipedia). The courthouse that is famous because of To Kill a Mockingbird, has been made into a museum (Learning English).
Although To Kill a Mockingbird was written over 50 years ago, it is still relevant to today’s society. The book was named the best novel of the 20th century by American Librarians (Flood), which proves that To Kill a Mockingbird is still popular today. Many readers of the book can relate to the loving rel...
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