Hardcover, 288 pages
Published Nov. 7, 2015 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch -- "Scout" -- returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in a painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past -- a journey that can be guided only by one's conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, …
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch -- "Scout" -- returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in a painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past -- a journey that can be guided only by one's conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision -- a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic. - Jacket.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a lovely piece of literature, and is enjoyable and heroic.
I prefer Go Set a Watchman. It is not lovely, enjoyable or heroic. I prefer it because it’s realistic.
Ugly art like this validates the pain of my relationship with my parents.
ওকে, প্রথম ব্যাপার হচ্ছে বইটার অনেক আইডিয়া (চরিত্রগুলোর আইডিয়া) আমায় আহত করেছে (স্কাউটের মতই)। লেখাটাও একটু কম গোছানো মনে হয়েছে তবে স্কাউটেরও যেমন বয়স বেড়েছে, উপন্যাসের সুর বদলেছে। মেইন থিমটা হলো, কেউ সমাজের থেকে এগিয়ে ভাবতে পারলে সমাজের প্রতি কন্ট্রিবিউশনের দ্বায়টাও তার বেশি।
