Harper Lee
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama, a village that is still her home. She attended local schools and the University of Alabama. Before she started writing she lived in New York, where she worked in the reservations department of an international airline.
She has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, two honorary degrees and various other literary awards.
Lee died in her sleep on the morning of February 19, 2016, aged 89.
She has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, two honorary degrees and various other literary awards.
Lee died in her sleep on the morning of February 19, 2016, aged 89.