torsdag 19 december 2013

Lucka 19: Dödssynden

"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury. His left arm was somewhat shorter than his right; when he stood or walked, the back of his hand was at right angles to his body, his thumb parallell to his thigh. He couldn't have cared less, so long as he could pass and punt."

Bok: To Kill a Mockingbird
Författare: Harper Lee (1926-)
Utgivningsår: 1960
Läs också: N/A
Om författaren: Harper Lee skrev bara en bok. Trots dess stora popularitet som gjorde henne till en litterär stjärna drog hon sig tillbaka och vägrade ge intervjuer. Och ens följa upp sin succéroman med ytterligare böcker. Harper Lee var barndomsvän med Truman Capote och han ska tjänat som inspirationskälla till karaktären Dill. Harper Lee belönades med The Presidential Medal of Freedom år 2007.

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