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Mockingbird (Tevis novel)Mockingbird is a science fiction novel by American writer Walter Tevis, first published in 1980. It was nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novel.

Plot
The novel opens with Spofforth, the android Dean of New York University, attempting suicide; he has lived for centuries yet yearns to die.
Spofforth brings a teacher, Paul Bentley, to New York. Bentley has taught himself to read after a Rosetta Stone�like discovery of a film with words matching those in a children's primer.
Spofforth begins to dislike Bentley and the knowledge he has from reading. Bentley says he could teach others to read, but Spofforth instead gives him a job of decoding the written titles in ancient silent films.
At a zoo, Bentley meets Mary Lou. He explains the concept of reading to her, and the two embark on a path toward literacy. Spofforth responds by sending Bentley to prison for the crime of reading and takes Mary Lou as an unwilling housemate. The novel then follows Bentley's journey of discovery after his escape from prison, culminating in his eventual reunion with Mary Lou and their assistance with Spofforth's suicide.

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