Frank McCourt is dead

Even though he was 78, the news still shocked me. I reviewed Teacher Man on this blog almost two years ago. (The post is here.) Chauncey Mabe, former books editor at the Florida Sun-Sentinel who now writes a blog for the Florida Center for the Literary Arts, has written a tribute here. I'll repeat my comment on his post:

This is indeed sad news. As a former teacher in the process of reinventing myself I take a particular pride in Frank McCourt's achievements. Teacher Man is the most unsentimental