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Harper Lee Expert/Dedman College Dean Thomas DiPiero on “To Kill a Mockingbird” from Adult Perspective

26668D_002_DiPierokn1020Literary expert Thomas DiPiero, dean of SMU’s Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, offers his nationally respected insight into Harper Lee’s iconic novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” during a University Park Public Library-SMU Community Outreach event June 18, 2015, in Dallas. July 11, 2015, marks the 55th anniversary of the publication of Lee’s great American novel, which has sold more than 40 million copies and been translated into 40 languages. During the talk DiPiero discusses the need to read “To Kill a Mockingbird” as an adult to fully grasp the complex racial and cultural issues woven throughout the literary masterpiece, which he says “ain’t kids’ stuff. He also addresses the controversy surrounding Lee’s highly anticipated “new” novel, “Go Set a Watchman,” actually written before “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The “prequel,” available July 14, 2015, already has broken pre-order sales records for HarperCollins, which has ordered 2 million copies for the first printing. WATCH HERE.

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