Who wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee, an American author published in 1960. The novel has since become an American classic and has won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. The novel tells the story of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in a small town in Alabama, and his daughter Scout, as they defend a black man accused of rape.