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Which novel by Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961?
Answer
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' published in 1960, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. It remains one of the best-selling novels in American literary history, despite being her only published novel for over five decades.
💡 Did you know?
Harper Lee wrote only one novel in 60 years, yet it won the Pulitzer Prize and outsold most prolific authors' entire catalogs.
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