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V tridsiatych rokoch dvadsiateho storočia zasiahne Spojené štáty hospodárska kríza, hoci ospalého provinčného mestečka Maycomb v Alabame sa dotkne len okrajovo. V tom období je najväčšou starosťou dvoch súrodencov Scout a Jema a ich priateľa Dilla to, ako vylákať z domu miestneho čudáka a čím si skrátiť dlhé chvíle. Keď však obvinia mladého černocha zo znásilnenia bieleho dievčaťa, udalosti naberú rýchly spád. Obhajoby sa ujme Scoutin otec Attikus Finch. Ten považuje právnickú pomoc za svoju morálnu povinnosť. Čaká ho však márny boj s predsudkami, strachom a nevraživosťou. Od obyvateľov mestečka poznačeného rasovou nenávisťou dostáva hanlivú nálepku obhajca negrov, čo sa negatívne dotkne aj jeho detí. Kultový román Nezabíjajte vtáčika nie je iba o rasizme a justičnej vražde, je to predovšetkým dojímavý príbeh o dospievaní, utváraní si vlastných názorov na svet, morálke, statočnosti a odvahe.

Azda nijaká kniha v poslednom čase nevyvolala toľko otáznikov ako román americkej spisovateľky Harper Leeovej Postav hliadku. Autorka, známa jedným z najpopulárnejších románov 20. storočia Nezabíjajte vtáčika (1960), sa po vydaní tejto knihy na dlhý čas odmlčala. Až v roku 2014 sa v jej trezore našiel rukopis druhého diela, ktoré bolo vlastne jej literárnou prvotinou. Napísala ho v päťdesiatych rokoch 20. storočia, ale vydali ho až v roku 2015. Dejová línia je takisto posunutá asi o dvadsať rokov. Hlavná detská postava z románu Nezabíjajte vtáčika Jean Louise Finchová (Scout) žije teraz v New Yorku a ako dvadsaťšesťročná prichádza do rodného mestečka Maycomb. S prekvapením zisťuje, že jej otec Atticus, ktorý sa kedysi nezištne ujal úlohy obhajcu v procese s mladým černochom, sa teraz angažuje v rasistickej Rade občanov. Vzťahy medzi miestnym belošským a černošským obyvateľstvom sa mimoriadne zhoršili. Dej sa odohráva na pozadí širšieho historického kontextu a spoločenské napätie sa prenáša aj do vzťahu Jean Louise k otcovi, príbuzným, rodine, niekdajším známym i dávnemu priateľovi Henrymu. Znova si uvedomuje, aké je dôležité – v súlade s biblickým odkazom – postaviť svoju hliadku, ktorou je predovšetkým svedomie.

"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." 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).

"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." 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).

The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This play discusses racial tension in the heart of the American South.

A beautifully crafted graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved, Pulitzer prize–winning American classic. "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." A haunting portrait of race and class, innocence and injustice, hypocrisy and heroism, tradition and transformation in the Deep South of the 1930s, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird remains as important today as it was upon its initial publication in 1960, during the turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement. Now, this most beloved and acclaimed novel is reborn for a new age as a gorgeous graphic novel. Scout, Gem, Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, are all captured in vivid and moving illustrations by artist Fred Fordham. Enduring in vision, Harper Lee’s timeless novel illuminates the complexities of human nature and the depths of the human heart with humor, unwavering honesty, and a tender, nostalgic beauty. Lifetime admirers and new readers alike will be touched by this special visual edition that joins the ranks of the graphic novel adaptations of A Wrinkle in Time and The Alchemist.

Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South -- and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, served as the basis of an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father -- a crusading local lawyer -- risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.

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Now available together in a special boxed set, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee’s bestselling novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. Set in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, and featuring characters that have become indelible in American culture, Harper Lee’s beloved classic of Southern literature, To Kill a Mockingbird and her newly found novel, Go Set a Watchman , offer a haunting portrait of race and class, innocence and injustice, hypocrisy and heroism, tradition and transformation in the Deep South of the 1930s and 1950s that resonates today. Enduring in vision, Harper Lee’s timeless novels illuminate the complexities of human nature and the depths of the human heart with humor, unwavering honesty, and a tender, nostalgic beauty, and will be celebrated by generations to come.

Go Set a Watchman is set during the mid-1950s and features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Scout (Jean Louise Finch) has returned to Maycomb from New York to visit her father Atticus. She is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand both her fatherâe(tm)s attitude toward society, and her own feelings about the place where she was born and spent her childhood.