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A lawyer s advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee s classic novel—a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man s struggle for justice—but the weight of history will only tolerate so much. One of the best-loved classics of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many dis-tinctions since its original publication in 1960. It has won the Pulitzer Prize, been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. It was also named the best novel of the twentieth century by librarians across the country (Library Journal).　　《杀死一只知更鸟》讲述了再二十世纪三十年代，大萧条时期美国南部的一个小镇，三个孩子平静的生活被两桩冤案彻底打破。传闻与事实，坚强与软弱，正义与邪恶，忠诚与背叛，他们在痛苦与矛盾中艰难地拨开生活的重重迷雾，见证了人性的污秽与光辉，理解了真相的残忍与无奈，也感受了人间的温暖与真情。