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Go Set a Watchman and other works

Go Set a Watchman
Go Set a WatchmanHarper Lee's second novel, Go Set a Watchman, released in 2015.(more)

After a few years in New York, Lee divided her time between that city and her hometown, eventually settling back in Monroeville. She also wrote a few short essays, including “Romance and High Adventure” (1983), devoted to Alabama history. Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.

Go Set a Watchman, written before To Kill a Mockingbird but essentially a sequel featuring Scout as a grown woman who returns to her childhood home in Alabama to visit her father, was released in 2015. This time, Atticus is presented in a less noble light, as Scout realizes her father is far from perfect and in fact holds racist views.

Quick Facts In full: Nelle Harper Lee (Show more) Born: April 28, 1926, Monroeville, Alabama, U.S. (Show more) Died: February 19, 2016, Monroeville (aged 89) (Show more) Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2007) Pulitzer Prize (1961) (Show more) Notable Works: “Go Set a Watchman” “The Land of Sweet Forever” “To Kill a Mockingbird” (Show more) See all related content Access for the whole family! Bundle Britannica Premium and Kids for the ultimate resource destination. Subscribe

Lee died in 2016 at age 89. In 2025 The Land of Sweet Forever, a collection of her short stories and essays, was posthumously published.

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