New Releases by Frank McCourt

A treasure chest of never-before-collected essays from Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist, and his boisterous brother Malachy, publishing on the 30th anniversary of Angela''s Ashes, with a foreword by Colum McCann In 1996, a retired New York City high school English teacher published a memoir that took the publishing world by storm. Angela''s Ashes, the story of Frank McCourt''s childhood in Ireland, was a bold account of poverty and family tragedy, suffused with humor and compassion. It went on to sell over ten million copies and won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award. Frank McCourt was suddenly an internationally celebrated memoirist, a writer who had invigorated the genre. But most readers didn''t know that Angela''s Ashes wasn''t Frank''s first published writing. For years, he and his actor brother Malachy contributed a column to a neighborhood newspaper called The West Side Spirit. Malachy, himself a bestselling writer, also contributed to Our Town, Irish America, and The Southampton Review. And Frank went on to write for prominent publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Esquire, Life, and Rolling Stone. Sez I To Myself collects the best of those essays and works of journalism. Here the brothers McCourt tackle parades and pubs, classrooms and churches, the immigrant experience, loss, 9/11, the writing life, and more. This is a charming, tender, and insightful collection, a welcome new book from two masterful and much-loved writers.

The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies.

Una edición especial limitada y numerada para celebrar el 20o aniversario de uno de los mayores éxitos de las últimas décadas, con más de 17 millones de ejemplares vendidos.

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Negli anni Cinquanta, i cieli delle città americane (e anche gli schermi dei relativi cinema) pullulavano di oggetti volanti non identificati. L’oggetto che il primo giorno di scuola attraversa il cielo della classe, sotto gli occhi attoniti del professor Frank McCourt, è invece identificabilissimo – in un panino che l’immancabile mamma italiana ha farcito, a beneficio del suo pupo, con peperoni, cipolla, formaggio fuso e mortadella. Se la prima inquadratura del libro risulta quantomeno inattesa, l’epilogo della sequenza, col professore che raccoglie il panino e lo mangia lentamente davanti alla scolaresca annichilita, è destinato a restare. E a farci vivere il clima delle trentatremila ore di lezione (cifre dell’autore) che McCourt terrà nei tre decenni successivi, in varie scuole – tecniche e non – sparse fra Brooklyn, Manhattan e Staten Island. Per ragioni di spazio non tutti i dodicimila rissosi e pestiferi studenti di McCourt compaiono qui – ma la loro fragorosa presenza, filtrata dalla psiche sovraesposta del docente, ci assale e ci delizia. E se i lettori delle "Ceneri di Angela" e di "Che paese, l’America" sanno già cosa aspettarsi da McCourt in termini di sarcasmo, empatia e comicità allo stato puro, quelli di "Ehi, prof!" scopriranno come i tre elementi possano fondersi a caldo in un genere completamente nuovo, che difficilmente troverà, in futuro, epigoni all’altezza.

Dopo averci raccontato, nelle "Ceneri di Angela", la sua infanzia «infelice, irlandese e cattolica» come il più atroce e ilare dei mondi possibili, McCourt ci trasporta qui nell’America del secondo dopoguerra. E precisamente in una New York proletaria, dove fra case di mattoni rossi, pub di emigrati irlandesi e banchine ingombre di merci, con la quinta lontana e irraggiungibile di Manhattan, Frankie si trova a percorrere, passo dopo passo, un faticosissimo apprendistato. Ma prodigiosamente intatto è il suo timbro inconfondibile, e la capacità di trasformare qualsiasi fatto in una irresistibile storia.

La segunda parte de las memorias de Frank McCourt, su llegada a Estados Unidos y su difícil adaptación a la sociedad americana.

Crónica sobre los desafíos a los que debió enfrentarse como profesor en colegios de Nueva York, durante treinta años.

Le vicende di una famiglia irlandese negli anni tra le due guerre narrate da un protagonista giovane e sfrontato, che osserva il miserrimo mondo circostante con occhio attento e spietato. La povertà e le privazioni, anche più tremende, acquistano così il ritmo comico e l’irresistibile vitalità che solo il racconto di un bambino è in grado di esprimere.

A play written by brothers Frank and Malachy McCourt about growing up in Limerick, Ireland, and their journey to Brooklyn, New York, where they learn to incorporate the lessons learned from their hard Irish past.

Simplified Chinese edition of a New York Times bestseller and the Pulitzer Prize-winning book ANGELA'S ASHES: A Memoir (Part 1 of 3) by Frank McCourt. Despite extreme poverty and desperation of his childhood McCourt recounts his early age in an affecting and uplifting voice in this luminous memoir. In Simplified Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

En estas memorias, Frank McCourt recuerda su infancia en Irlanda, marcada por un padre alcohólico, el hambre, los castigos corporales y la pobreza. Pero a pesar de unas vivencias tan dramáticas, la narración carece de odio y autocompasión, y en sus páginas afloran el humor y la ternura. Las cenizas de Ángela ha sido aclamado por la crítica y el público de todo el mundo. Durante 75 semanas fue número 1 en la lista de los best sellers en todos los países en los que se publicó, y la película del británico Alan Parker y protagonizada por Emily Watson y Robert Carlyle se ha convertido en un clásico.

The inspiration for the Emmy-nominated film and its companion Angela’s Christmas Wish, now streaming on Netflix! Pulitzer Prize recipient Frank McCourt shares the story of his mother’s childhood Christmas in this tender and heartwarming picture book, previously published as Angela and the Baby Jesus. Angela is six-years-old and worries for the baby Jesus on the altar of St. Joseph’s church in Limerick. December nights are damp and cold, and the church is dark at night. How can the baby Jesus’ mother leave him in the manger without even a blanket to cover him? The baby Jesus surely needs Angela’s help, even if she is not allowed to go on the altar, especially by herself. Filled with the characters, incident, and detail that have made Frank McCourt internationally renowned and beloved, Angela’s Christmas is a timeless story of real life—in all of its joy, innocence, and incongruity. A story for all generations to enjoy and cherish.

A beautifully illustrated Christmas story from one of the world''s most loved writers.

Un conmovedor cuento de Navidad, lleno de ternura y magia, firmado por la mano maestra del autor de Las cenizas de Ángela.Es Navidad en la gélida ciudad irlandesa de Limerick, y la pequeña Ángela, de seis años, piensa que el niño Jesús debe estar pasando mucho frío en la iglesia. Así que se lo lleva cariñosamente en brazos hasta el calor de su casa. Su hermano la descubre y se lo cuenta todo a su madre. Afortunadamente para Ángela, la madre no se lo cree y el Niño Jesús puede seguir arropado en su cama, resguardado del terrible frío que asola la ciudad. Pero en la iglesia el párroco no tarda en descubrir la misteriosa desaparición y avisa a la policía. ¿Quién habrá sido capaz de cometer semejante robo?

Frank McCourt er nå tilbake med en oppfølger til "Engelen på det sjuende trinn" fra 1997 om oppveksten i Irland. Den nye boken handler om McCourts voksne liv i Amerika. Med stor varme og innlevelse skildres hans ankomst til"det forjettede land" som fattig nittenåring, hans mangslungne karriere som blant annet hotelltjener, bryggesjauer, soldat og engelsklærer, i tillegg til de utroligste historier om prester, puber, damer og amerikansk dobbeltmoral. I velkjent stil, med en blanding av høy komikk og skarpt alvor, gir McCourt et dypt personlig portrett av sitt møte med det amerikanske samfunnet.

Selvbiografisk roman af den irskfødte Frank McCourt, som fortæller om sine 30 år som lærer og om, hvordan han blev forfatter

In this tribute to teachers everywhere. McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments, singalongs and field trips. As he struggles to find his way in the classroom, he spends his evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day putting his own story to paper. The book shows McCourt developing his ability to tell a great story as he works to gain the attention and respect of unruly or indifferent adolescents. His rocky marriage, his failed attempt to get a Ph. D. at Trinity College, Dublin, and his repeated firings due to his propensity to talk back to his superiors ironically lead him to New York''s most prestigious school, Stuyvesant High School, where he finally finds a place and a voice.--From publisher description.

Autobiografisch relaas over het leven van een Ier in het New York van de jaren 1950-1985.

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