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Frank McCourt was born in New York City's Brooklyn borough, on August 19, 1930, the eldest child of Irish Catholic immigrants Malachy Gerald McCourt, Sr. (October 11, 1899 – January 11, 1985), of Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, who was aligned with the IRA during the Irish War of Independence, and Angela Sheehan (January 1, 1908 – December 27, 1981) from Limerick.
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 despite its grim details.
- Rachael O'connor
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. Frank was the first child of Irish immigrants Malachy and Angela McCourt.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Yet the book has an extraordinary buoyancy – mainly because McCourt has brilliantly dramatised the voice of young Frank. He plunges us into the story – almost rubbing our noses in the feel ...
Angela's Ashes. 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
Dec 17, 1998 · A Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s masterful memoir of his childhood in Ireland.“When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable ...
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Jul 20, 2009 · NEARY: McCourt's second memoir, "Tis," took up the story of his life when he moved to this country at the age of 19. His third book, "Teacher Man," was the story of his years as a teacher in the ...
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