Author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Harper Lee Dies at 89

The Pulitzer Prize winner, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" Harper Lee has died aged 89, Al.com reports.

Traveling mercies, fine lady. Thank you for giving me Atticus. #harperlee https://t.co/FWghz4veos

— Stefanie Gunning (@stefgunning) February 19, 2016

Nelle Harper Lee was a well-known American novelist. She was born in Monroeville on April 28, 1926. In 1949 she moved to New York, where she begun a writing career.

Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". The novel was inspired by the racist attitudes she observed as a child in her hometown.

Very grateful to #HarperLee
'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a treasured book for me and so many around the world. pic.twitter.com/OZNiJAMttv

— krish kandiah (@krishk) February 19, 2016

The plot of the book was adapted as a movie in 1962. The movie is considered by many critics as one of the best ever made.

Harper Lee suffered a stroke in 2007. After recovering she returned to her hometown where she spent the last years of her life.