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Im not sure why this 1980 novel has not taken its place beside brave new world and 1984 in literary importance. Mockingbird left me curious of tevis background given it reads as a very personal indictment of illiteracy, sloth, drugs and religion. Mockingbird by walter tevis book read online scribd. Publication date 1985 topics science fiction, american publisher new york. Walter stone tevis february 28, 1928 august 9, 1984 was an american novelist and short story writer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mockingbird. The first edition of the novel was published in 1980, and was written by walter tevis. Three of his six novels were adapted into major films. Pdf mockingbird book by walter tevis free download 288. Mockingbird by walter tevis is science fiction you must read. In that intervening time he had developed two relatively fulltime jobs. Scott and julie argue about the meaning of only the mockingbird sings at the edge of the woods.

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