Angela's Ashes
The acclaimed first volume of McCourt's memoir trilogy and his defining work.
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Frank McCourt Books in Order
Frank McCourt (1930–2009) was an Irish-American writer and teacher. Born in Brooklyn to Irish immigrant parents, he grew up in Limerick, Ireland, returned to the United States as a young man, and taught English in New York City public high schools for three decades. His memoir Angela's Ashes won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, and he later published 'Tis and Teacher Man, along with plays and a children's book.
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The Frank McCourt Memoirs
A trilogy of memoirs recounting Frank McCourt's childhood in Ireland, immigration to the United States, and career as a teacher.
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