Frank McCourt
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born
August 19, 1930
gender
male
place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, The United States
genre
Biographies & Memoirs
about this author
Francis "Frank" McCourt (born August 19, 1930) is 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 hig...more
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Angela's Ashes (Paperback) by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.01 — 16220 ratings — published 1999 70 editions |
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'Tis (Paperback) by Frank McCourt avg rating 3.44 — 4363 ratings — published 1999 40 editions |
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Teacher Man: A Memoir (Paperback) by Frank McCourt avg rating 3.57 — 3944 ratings — published 2005 28 editions |
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The Angela's Ashes/'Tis Boxed Set (Hardcover) by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.10 — 237 ratings — published 2000 7 editions |
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Angela and the Baby Jesus (Hardcover) by Frank McCourt avg rating 3.95 — 118 ratings — published 2007 7 editions |
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Brotherhood (Hardcover) by Frank McCourt, Rudolph Giuliani avg rating 3.67 — 14 ratings — published 2004 |
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Ireland Ever: The Photographs of Jill Freedman (Hardcover) by Frank McCourt, Malachy McCourt avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published 2004 |
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Seitsemännen portaan enkeli by Frank McCourt avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published |
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Amerikan ihmemaassa by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published |
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Liitupölyä by Frank McCourt avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published |
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quotes by Frank McCourt
"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)
"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)
"There’s no use saying anything in the schoolyard because there’s always someone with an answer and there’s nothing you can do but punch them in the nose and if you were to punch everyone who has an answer you’d be punching morning noon and night."
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
— Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes)
