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To Kill a Mockingbird was first published in Philadelphia in 1960 to considerable acclaim, winning three awards the following year: the Pulitzer Prize — a most prestigious award won previously by writers of such stature as William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck; the Alabama Literary Association Award; and the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. In 1962 it won the Bestsellers’ paperback of the year award. It has been reprinted many times, has been translated into many languages and has sold millions of copies. In 1962 a film was made of the novel starring Gregory Peck.
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Armstrong, J. (1987). Critical Reception. In: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08255-1_6
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