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In Frank McCourt's bestselling memoir, Angela's Ashes, nobody is more responsible for his "miserable Irish Catholic childhood" than his father, Malachy. Malachy McCourt is introduced in the...
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Angela's Ashes: A Memoir is a 1996 memoir by the Irish-American author Frank McCourt, with various anecdotes and stories of his childhood. The book details his early childhood in Brooklyn, New York, but focuses primarily on his life in Limerick, Ireland.
- Frank McCourt
- 1996
The titular character of Angela’s Ashes, and the matriarch of the McCourt family, Angela Sheehan McCourt, more than anyone else in the memoir, is responsible for helping Frank McCourt survive his impoverished childhood.
Frank McCourt (born August 19, 1930, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died July 19, 2009, New York, New York) was an American author and teacher who was perhaps best known for the memoir Angela’s Ashes (1996), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize.
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It seems like the luck of the Irish skipped Angela McCourt. For starters, the poor woman arrives in America in the middle of the Great Depression. She meets Malachy Sr., a drunk fresh out of jail for stealing a truck.
Aug 6, 2019 · ANGELA’S ASHES is one of the most haunting, sombre and beautiful pieces of Irish writing ever produced. Frank McCourt’s re-telling of his poverty-stricken youth, constantly marred by death, alcoholism and hunger has produced sequels, spin-offs, a feature film and a musical, and remains one of Ireland’s most popular piece of literature ...
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Sep 5, 1996 · Angela's Ashes: A Memoir is a 1996 memoir by the Irish-American author Frank McCourt, with various anecdotes and stories of his childhood. The narrative is told from the point of view of Frankie as a child.
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