Angela's Ashes - A Memoir

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autobiography
I
n the extraordinary memoir that has won the praise of
critics and the hearts of readers, Frank McCourt recounts
the heartbreak and humor of his astonishingly poor child-
hood. Gorgeously written from the innocent perspective of
young Frank, this is a memoir more dramatic, suspenseful
and mesmerizing than most novels.
A magical gift for storytelling a book that stands with The
Liars' Club by Mary Karr and Andre Aciman's Out of Egypt
as a classic modern memoir stunning Angela's Ashes
is so good it deserves a sequel."
—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that
he leaves them wanting more when he's done. With Angela's
Ashes, McCourt proves himself one of the very best."
—Malcolm Jones, Jr., Newsweek
Angela's Ashes contains some of the loveliest language I've
ever read. It is both hilarious and utterly heartbreaking. . . .
McCourt has an astonishing gift for remembering the details... Tovább

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autobiography
I
n the extraordinary memoir that has won the praise of
critics and the hearts of readers, Frank McCourt recounts
the heartbreak and humor of his astonishingly poor child-
hood. Gorgeously written from the innocent perspective of
young Frank, this is a memoir more dramatic, suspenseful
and mesmerizing than most novels.
A magical gift for storytelling a book that stands with The
Liars' Club by Mary Karr and Andre Aciman's Out of Egypt
as a classic modern memoir stunning Angela's Ashes
is so good it deserves a sequel."
—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that
he leaves them wanting more when he's done. With Angela's
Ashes, McCourt proves himself one of the very best."
—Malcolm Jones, Jr., Newsweek
Angela's Ashes contains some of the loveliest language I've
ever read. It is both hilarious and utterly heartbreaking. . . .
McCourt has an astonishing gift for remembering the details
of his childhood. And for writing."
—Dexrdre Donohue, USA Today
Frank McCourt was for many years a writing teacher at
Stuyvesant High School and performed with his brother
Malachy in A Couple of Blaguards, a musical revue about
their Irish youth. He lives in New York City.
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