Famed American writer Harper Lee has died. She was 89.
美国著名作家哈珀·李(Harper Lee)去世，享年89岁。
Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville in the southern state of Alabama. The cause of death was not announced.
李在她的家乡，美国南部的阿拉巴马州门罗维尔去世，死因尚未公布。
Lee was the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "To Kill a Mockingbird." Published in 1960, it was one of the most famous and beloved American novels. It still sells about one million copies each year.
李是普利策奖获奖著作《杀死一只知更鸟》的作者。该书于1960年出版，它是最著名和最受钟爱的美国小说之一。该书每年仍然售出约1万本。
Lee was born in Monroeville, but lived for many years in New York City. She suffered a stroke in 2007 and moved back to her hometown.
李出生于门罗维尔，但是在纽约市居住多年。她于2007年中风并搬回到她的家乡。
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a story about racism and injustice in the Deep South. It was made into a movie starring Gregory Peck in 1962. The film won three Academy Awards. Harper Lee was very protective of the book being used in other media. But she approved of the movie version.
《杀死一只知更鸟》是一部关于美国南部诸州（尤指佐治亚、亚拉巴马、密西西比、路易斯安那和南卡罗来纳州）种族主义和不公平的小说。该书于1962年被拍成电影，主演是格里高利·派克(Gregory Peck)。这部电影曾经获得三项奥斯卡奖。哈珀·李十分保护该书在其它媒体中的使用。但是她认同这部电影版。
A Broadway version of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is to be staged in 2017. Television and film writer Aaron Sorkin will adapt the novel. Schools and small theater groups for years have produced an earlier play version written by Christopher Sergel.
《杀死一只知更鸟》百老汇版将于2017年登上舞台。电视和电影编剧（阿伦·索尔金）将会改编这部小说。学校和小剧场团体多年来已经上演了克里斯托弗·塞格尔（Christopher Sergel）改写的早期话剧版。
Last year, Harper Lee produced another book called "Go Set a Watchman." The surprise second novel became the fastest-selling book in the history of publisher HarperCollins. The company reported that more than 1.1 million copies were sold in North America in its first week.
去年，哈珀·李出版了名为《设立守望者》的另一本书。这部出人意料的第二部小说成为了出版商哈珀柯林斯历史上卖得最快的书籍。该公司报告称，该书在北美的首周就卖出110万本。
"Watchman" includes many of the same characters found in "To Kill A Mockingbird." The newer novel was actually an early version of "Mockingbird."
《守望者》包括了很多《杀死一只知更鸟》中同样的人物角色。这部新推出的小说其实是《知更鸟》的早期版本。
Most critics did not like "Go Set a Watchman." Many Harper Lee fans expressed concern that the novel would damage the author's reputation in the future.
许多评论家不喜欢《设立守望者》。许多哈珀·李的粉丝对该小说可能会损害作者未来的声誉表示关心。
I'm Anne Ball.
我是安妮·波尔。
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