Most Popular Books by Frank McCourt

"Teacher Man" shows McCourt developing his ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he works to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents.

FROM THE PULIZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER "ANGELA''S ASHES" Frank McCourt''s glorious childhood memoir, "Angela''s Ashes, " has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Rarely has a book so swiftly found its place on the literary landscape. And now we have "''Tis, " the story of Frank''s American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. Frank lands in New York at age nineteen and gets a job at the Biltmore Hotel, where he immediately encounters the vivid hierarchies of this "classless country," and then is drafted into the army and is sent to Germany to train dogs and type reports. It is Frank''s incomparable voice that renders these experiences spellbinding. When Frank returns to America in 1953, he works on the docks, always resisting what everyone tells him. He knows that he should be getting an education, and though he left school at fourteen, he talks his way into New York University. There, he falls in love with the quintessential Yankee and tries to live his dream. But it is not until he starts to teach that Frank finds his place in the world.

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.

Las cenizas de Ángela es una crónica de adultos a merced de la vida y de niños a merced de los adultos . Es por otra parte, una amalgama tal de patetismo y humor que uno nunca sabe si llorar o reír.

When six-year-old Angela decides that the uncovered baby Jesus is cold in his manger in the church, she takes him home to warm him up, little guessing the trouble that will follow.

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.

"Featuring explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: class limitations, guilt, eggs, hunger, anti-English sentiment, folktales." -- page 4 of cover.

Frank McCourt, ganador del premio Pulitzer, escribe su autobiografía en la que el esfuerzo y la tenacidad lo llevan a alcanzar sus objetivos.

Il y a tout juste vingt ans, la France tombait sous le charme des Cendres d''Angela, mémoires d''une enfance irlandaise drôles, tendres et sans rancune, portés par une langue et un souffle romanesque remarquables. Véritable phénomène littéraire mondial, lauréat du prix Pulitzer 1997, un récit sur l''immigration, la pauvreté et la conquête des possibles, une œuvre devenue culte, à (re)découvrir. Difficile de croire que Les Cendres d''Angela aient déjà vingt ans, pourtant le livre de Frank McCourt a mieux vieilli que la plupart de ceux de la même époque, du fait notamment qu''il n''a rien perdu de sa justesse. Il est peut-être plus pertinent que jamais. L''autobiographie de McCourt a touché la France au cœur, réussi à faire rire ses lecteurs même en ce qu''elle recèle de plus sombre. Aujourd''hui, en 2017, elle est capable d''apporter un éclairage particulier sur notre situation, guère plus réjouissante. C''est, à la base, l''histoire d''un immigré, confronté à la pauvreté, à la solitude, à l''oppression, mais également le récit d''une lutte contre le pouvoir, d''une conquête des possibles, qui passe en revue les thèmes de la foi, de l''adhésion à une communauté, de l''isolement. Deux décennies plus tard, tout est encore là : la violence, l''exil, la privation, le besoin. Imaginez que vous apportiez un exemplaire du livre dans les tours de Saint-Denis, que vous le lisiez sur les quais de Marseille, que vous en discutiez dans la jungle de Calais avec les réfugiés. Leur propre histoire commence de la même façon. Nous ignorons seulement si elle connaîtra un dénouement analogue. Extrait de la préface de Colum McCann

9780007956302:Synopsis coming soon.......