Harper Lee’s early short stories were thought to be lost, but they were found in the estate with the letters of rejection

American author Harper Lee (1926-2015) For a long time, one of the books was known for one book: To Kill a Mockingbird (1960, Finnish. As if to kill the tongue) is a Pulitzer-winning 20th century literature classic.

As if to kill the tongue For decades, for decades, Lee’s only published book until 2015 suddenly published his second novel Go Set a Watchman (Finnish. All the birds of heaven), over half a year before Lee’s death.

Now coming It is again new Harper Lee, as his heir has given a permission to the eight short stories found in his estate. They will be published as a collection with eight other earlier essay texts, Harper publisher says in his announcement. The essays were published between 1961 and 2006 in different contexts.

The Land of Sweet Forever -In the October collection of short stories from the October As if to kill the tongue novel. In the 1950s, Lee offered them to different literary magazines, which, however, were not interested in them and have long been considered lost. After Lee died in 2016, their manuscripts were found in his New York home with rejection letters, The New York Times tells.

Nearly All Harper Lee’s fiction texts are largely focused As if to kill the tongue novel themes. Published in 2015 All the birds of heaven completed in 1957 and is practically As if to kill the tongue -The earlier development of the novel, although its events take place 20 years later and is now illustrated Harbor as a sequel.

Anyway in some of the now published The Land of Sweet Forever The main character of the collection is the protagonist of Jean Louie or Jean Louise, who clearly refers to the main character of the novels already published, Alabama Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, who is considered Harper Lee’s alter ego. In some short stories, the milieu is Alabama of Harper Lee’s childhood, while others in New York’s Manhattan, where Lee himself lived and worked since 1949.

All the birds of heaven Ten years ago, the publication of the novel raised questions about the extent to which Harper Lee himself participated in making its publication decision. The Guardian interviewed According to a friend of Harper Lee, he had received a stroke in the rest of his life and did not remember much. Lee was also deaf and almost blind, his friend said.