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Frank McCourt
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born
August 19, 1930
died
July 19, 2009
gender
male
place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, The United States
genre
Biographies & Memoirs
about this author
Francis "Frank" McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and author. McCourt was born in Brooklyn; however, his family returned to their native Ireland in 1934.
He received the Pulitzer Prize (1997) and National Book Critics Circle Award (1996) for his memoir Angela's Ashes (1996), which details his childhood as a poor Irish Catholic in Limerick. He is also the author of 'Tis (1999), which continues the narrative of his life, picking up from the end of the previous book and focusing on life as a new immigrant in America. Teacher Man (2005), detailed the challenges of being a young, uncertain teacher who must impart knowledge to his students. His works are often part of the syllabus in high schools. In 2002 he was awarded a...more
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Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt avg rating 3.96 — 28,467 ratings — published 1996 77 editions |
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'Tis by Frank McCourt avg rating 3.46 — 6,682 ratings — published 1999 42 editions |
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Teacher Man: A Memoir by Frank McCourt avg rating 3.58 — 5,060 ratings — published 2005 38 editions |
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The Angela's Ashes/'Tis Boxed Set by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.09 — 351 ratings — published 1999 7 editions |
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Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.06 — 128 ratings — published 2007 11 editions |
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Brotherhood by Frank McCourt, Rudolph Giuliani, Thomas Von Essen avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 2004 |
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Ireland Ever: The Photographs of Jill Freedman by Frank McCourt, Malachy McCourt, Jill Freedman avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2004 |
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Tag und Nacht und Auch im Sommer by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating |
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C'est comment l'Amérique ? by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2000 2 editions |
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Three Vol. Box Set: Teacher Man, Angela's Ashes; 'Tis by Frank McCourt avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 2005 |
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 "New York Times" bestseller, "Angela's Ashes" is Frank McCourt's master...more
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"He says, you have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind about history and everything else but you can’t make up an empty mind. Stock your mind, stock your mind. You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace."
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
"It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head."
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
"Love her as in childhood
Through feeble, old and grey.
For you’ll never miss a mother’s love
Till she’s buried beneath the clay."
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
Through feeble, old and grey.
For you’ll never miss a mother’s love
Till she’s buried beneath the clay."
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
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