Friday 19 February, 2016

Statement regarding Harper Lee
It is with great sadness that Harper Lee’s literary agent Andrew Nurnberg confirmed today that Harper Lee passed away peacefully in Monroeville, Alabama last night, aged 89. Andrew Nurnberg said “Knowing Nelle these past few years has been not just an utter delight but an extraordinary privilege. When I saw her just six weeks ago, she was full of life, her mind and mischievous wit as sharp as ever.  She was quoting Thomas More and setting me straight on Tudor history.  We have lost a great writer, a great friend and a beacon of integrity”. 

Tom Weldon, CEO of Penguin Random House, says, “We are honoured to have been Harper Lee’s publisher and so saddened to hear of her passing.  She was an extraordinary writer and readers around the world will always be thankful for her legacy.”

Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended Huntingdon College and studied law at the University of Alabama. She is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set A Watchman.  Ms. Lee received numerous literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.    

Our extraordinary author, Harper Lee, passed away peacefully in her sleep overnight. May she rest in peace.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35616011

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/02/harper_lee_dead_at_age_of_89_t.html

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/19/harper-lee-author-to-kill-a-mockingbird-dies-alabama   

    我们知道在过去的两年里她是多么愉快，感谢中国编辑与全世界的出版人所给予这位可敬的老人的宝贵的支持和信任。
   上帝赋予她笔端的力量，而她也藉此留与人间最美好的回报。
    她的名字和传奇将与时间共存，她的精神将与其不朽的作品一起流传下去。

    愿她安息!

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