Frank McCourt





Frank McCourt

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born
August 19, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

died
July 19, 2009

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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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Average rating: 3.86 · 136,662 ratings · 7,658 reviews · 12 distinct works
Angela's Ashes
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 105,777 ratings — published 1996 — 108 editions
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'Tis
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 17,995 ratings — published 1999 — 51 editions
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Teacher Man
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 10,900 ratings — published 2005 — 42 editions
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The Angela's Ashes/'Tis Boxed...
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Angela and the Baby Jesus
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 286 ratings9 editions
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Anjera No Hai
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998
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Anjera No Inori
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996
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Angela's Ashes 'Tis Teacher Man
Frank McCourt (3 books)
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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

“It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head.”
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

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