Most Popular Books by Frank McCourt

A Memoir, about Irish Americans.

Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela''s Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize -- winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came ''Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York. Now, here at last, is McCourt''s long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, 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 (he instructs one class to write "An Excuse Note from Adam or Eve to God"), singalongs (featuring recipe ingredients as lyrics), and field trips (imagine taking twenty-nine rowdy girls to a movie in Times Square!). McCourt struggles to find his way in the classroom and spends his evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day putting his own story to paper. Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his unparalleled 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. McCourt''s 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. "Doggedness," he says, is "not as glamorous as ambition or talent or intellect or charm, but still the one thing that got me through the days and nights." For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in Teacher Man the journey to redemption -- and literary fame -- is an exhilarating adventure.

Frank McCourt''s glorious childhood memoir, Angela''s Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which storytelling itself is the source of salvation, 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, in the company of a priest he meets on the boat. He 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 -- his uncanny humor and his astonishing ear for dialogue -- that renders these experiences spellbinding. When Frank returns to America in 1953, he works on the docks, always resisting what everyone tells him, that men and women who have dreamed and toiled for years to get to America should "stick to their own kind" once they arrive. Somehow, Frank 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, long-legged and blonde, and tries to live his dream. But it is not until he starts to teach -- and to write -- that Frank finds his place in the world. The same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers in Angela''s Ashes comes of age. As Malcolm Jones said in his Newsweek review of Angela''s Ashes, "It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that he leaves them wanting more when he is done...and McCourt proves himself one of the very best." Frank McCourt''s ''Tis is one of the most eagerly awaited books of our time, and it is a masterpiece.

Continues the sometimes harrowing tale of the author''s youth as he immigrates from Ireland to the United States, joins the Army, goes to college, and begins building a life.

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.

Der autobiographische Roman erzählt in ergreifenden und grotesk-komischen Szenen vom verzweifelten Kampf eines irischen Jungen, dem sozialen Elend seiner Familie in den 30er und 40er Jahren zu entfliehen.

En cada pagina abunda el incomparable sentido del humor y la compasion de Frank McCourt. Con todas las cualidades de una obra clasica, "Las cenizas de Angela" esta ahora disponible en edicion rustica en español. Esta autobiografia ganadora del Premio Pulitzer y de gran exito de ventas internatcional trasciende las fronteras culturales y linguisticas con su narracion sobre la infancia, la pobreza y las relaciones familiares.

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.

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

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

„‘Die Asche meiner Mutter‘ ist so gut – sie verdient eine Fortsetzung.“ So schrieb die New York Times über Frank McCourts Bestseller. Mit dem vorliegenden Buch erfüllte der Autor nicht nur den Wunsch seines Rezensenten, sondern auch die Hoffnungen der Millionen von begeisterten Lesern und schrieb seine Geschichte fort. „Ein rundherum tolles Land“ beginnt dort, wo der erste Teil endet: als Frank McCourt mit 19 Jahren an Bord eines irischen Schiffes nach Amerika kommt und nichts hat als die Hoffnung auf eine bessere Zukunft. Arm, mit schlechten Zähnen und entzündeten Augen, ohne jede nennenswerte Ausbildung, erreicht er das Land seiner Träume – und muss feststellen, dass er mit seinem Aussehen und seinem irischen Akzent ein Nichts ist. Wie er sich trotz aller Widrigkeiten einen Platz im Leben erkämpft, einen Platz „auf dem Bindestrich von Irisch-Amerika“, berichtet der große Erzähler McCourt in seiner unnachahmlichen Mischung aus Traurigkeit und Witz. Seine unglaublichen Geschichten über Priester und Jungfrauen, über irische Kneipen, bayrische Bierkeller und die merkwürdigen Sitten der Amerikaner im Allgemeinen verbinden sich zu einer augenzwinkernden Hommage an das Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten, in der „toll“ nicht nur „großartig“ bedeutet.

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

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.

Freedman celebrates the beauty of the land, the warmth of her people, the simplicity of the old ways, the humor and conviviality, the sharp wit and black moods, and the kindness. Her work is a love poem to a wild and passionate beauty.

In this third volume of his memoirs McCourt describes the years he spent teaching in various New York high schools.

SO BEGINS THE LUMINOUS MEMOIR OF FRANK MCCOURT, BORN IN DEPRESSION-ERA BROOKLYN TO RECENT IRISH IMMIGRANTS AND RAISED IN THE SLUMS OF LIMERICK, IRELAND. FRANK''S MOTHER, ANGELA, HAS NO MONEY TO FEED THE CHILDREN SINCE FRANK''S FATHER, MALACHY, RARELY WORKS, AND WHEN HE DOES HE DRINKS HIS WAGES. YET MALACHY - EXASPERATING, IRRESPONSIBLE AND BEGUILING - DOES NURTURE IN FRANK AN APPETITE FOR THE ONE THING HE CAN PROVIDE: A STORY. FRANK LIVES FOR HIS FATHER''S TALES OF CUCHULAIN, WHO SAVED IRELAND, AND OF THE ANGEL ON THE SEVENTH STEP, WHO BRINGS HIS MOTHER BABIES. PERHAPS IT IS STORY THAT ACCOUNTS FOR FRANK''S SURVIVAL. WEARING RAGS FOR DIAPERS, BEGGING A PIG''S HEAD FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER AND GATHERING COAL FROM THE ROADSIDE TO LIGHT A FIRE, FRANK ENDURES POVERTY, NEAR STARVATION AND THE CASUAL CRUELTY OF RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS - YET LIVES TO TELL HIS TALE WITH ELOQUENCE, EXUBERANCE AND REMARKABLE FORGIVENESS. ANGELA''S ASHES, IMBUED ON EVERY PAGE WITH FRANK MCCOURT ASTOUNDING HUMOR AND COMPASSION, IS A GLORIOUS BOOK THAT BEARS ALL THE MARKS OF A CLASSIC. AS MARY BREASTED, AUTHOR OF WHY SHOULD YOU DOUBT ME NOW, SAID: ''''FRANK MCCOURT''S BOOK IS DEEPLY MOVING, FOR HIS SEARING STORY IS TRUE. NO ONE HAS EVER WRITTEN ABOUT POVERTY OR CHILDHOOD LIKE THIS. THAT FRANK MCCOURT LIVES TO TELL THE TALE IS AMAZING. THAT HE COULD CREATE OUT OF SUCH SQUALOR AND MISERY A FLAWLESS MASTERPIECE IS NOTHING SHORT OF MIRACULOUS.'''' आयर्लंडच्या स्वातंत्र्यलढ्याच्या पोकळ अभिमानात रमणाऱ्या आणि सतत वाढणाऱ्या पोरवड्याकडे दुर्लक्ष करून दारूत बुडालेल्या वडिलांमुळे वयाच्या चौथ्या वर्षापासूनच लिमरिकच्या गलिच्छ झोपडपट्टीत दैन्यावस्थेत हातातोंडाची गाठ घालण्यासाठी धडपडून आईला मदत करणाऱ्या- अमेरिकेत जाण्याचे स्वप्न उराशी बाळगणाऱ्या फ्रॅंकच्या संघर्षमय बालपणाची कहाणी.

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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Après avoir bouleversé le monde entier avec Les Cendres d''Angela, Frank McCourt poursuit son récit autobiographique dans C''est comment l''Amérique ? Un livre événement dont la parution a soulevé partout un égal enthousiasme. A dix-neuf ans, en 1949, fuyant la misère de sa jeunesse à Limerick, Franck McCourt s''embarque seul pour New York, cette terre promise. Pris en charge dès son arrivée par un vieux prêtre irlandais qui le met en garde contre cette ville dépravée, il s''enfuit à toutes jambes pour échapper aux avances du saint homme aviné. L''Amérique, il devra la conquérir seul. Tour à tour balayeur dans un hôtel de luxe, docker et gratte-papier, soldat puis jeune prof déboussolé, il va cependant découvrir un pays très éloigné de celui qu''il a rêvé... C''est comment l''Amérique ? raconte l''histoire d''une ascension extraordinaire, celle d''un émigré pauvre, sans éducation et marqué par la honte de ses origines, qui va finalement s''imposer comme un professeur hors du commun puis un des grands écrivains de cette fin de siècle. De cette aventure américaine, McCourt fait un récit inoubliable, émaillé de cocasses anecdotes et de personnages pittoresques qu''il croque avec une ironie irrésistible. Son prodigieux talent de conteur est ici intact, sa prose imagée, pleine de verve, teintée de bout en bout d''un humour mordant.