To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
0.3114Canon Score · ranked #27 all time
Aggregated from 8 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the United States. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent pr
Why it ranks #27
Every list on which To Kill a Mockingbird appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #6 / 200 |
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #27 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #29 / 500 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #93 / 100 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |