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The Frank Mccourt Memoirs Ser.: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (1996, Hardcover)

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Author: McCourt, Frank. Release Date: 1996-09-05. Condition: New. Qty Available: 4.

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Angela's Ashes , imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic. "When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." 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.

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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0684874350
ISBN-13
9780684874357
eBay Product ID (ePID)
544464

Product Key Features

Book Title
Angela's Ashes
Author
Frank McCourt
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Literary
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Biography & Autobiography

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.1in
Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Weight
18.9 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E184.I6m117 1996
Publication Date
1996-09-05
Edition Number
20
Reviews
Malcom Jones, Jr.NewsweekIt is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that he leaves them wanting more when he's done. WithAngela's Ashes,McCourt proves himself one of the very best., Malcom Jones, Jr. Newsweek 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., Michiko Kakutani The New York Times The reader of this stunning memoir can only hope that Mr. McCourt will set down the story of his subsequent adventures in America in another book. Angela's Ashes is so good it deserves a sequel., Michiko KakutaniThe New York TimesThe reader of this stunning memoir can only hope that Mr. McCourt will set down the story of his subsequent adventures in America in another book.Angela's Ashesis so good it deserves a sequel., Malcom Jones, Jr.NewsweekIt 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., Michiko KakutaniThe New York TimesThe reader of this stunning memoir can only hope that Mr. McCourt will set down the story of his subsequent adventures in America in another book. Angela's Ashes is so good it deserves a sequel.
Copyright Date
1996
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-449026
Dewey Decimal
929/.2/0899162073
Series
The Frank Mccourt Memoirs Ser., The Frank Mccourt Memoirs
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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4 out of 5 stars
by EaPtwoMqTTO@Del...Aug 28, 2009
Informative Book for Beginning Artisits
Life Drawing is an excellent source to learn figure drawing. The book offers a great deal of useful data that can help artists develop a unique style to draw portraits. There are a few minor flaws in the book, the emphasis on only a select few mediums (charcoal and new pastel only) and the lack of specific information, like how to draw specific body parts, for example. Overall, its a great buy.
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by looney_toonMar 04, 2007
This is a wonderful book of about an Irish American.
This book has helped me to understand a lot of why my childhood was the way it was. The book was recommended to me by my sister. I can see the similarities that Francis McCourt and we faced growing up. Our fathers loved the drink, our moms went near crazy to put food on the table and we children were practically left alone to raise ourselves. The Irish humor in times of troubles is wonderful and I think any Irish/American who has had to work as long as they remember will enjoy the read.
5 out of 5 stars
by rocky_mountain_...Mar 20, 2008
An Amazing Story of an Ordinary Man
I have no idea how many times I've read this book, but if you quote a line, I can tell you where in the story it came from. This is an amazing read. Its honest without being "fluffy" or angry. What strikes me every time I read this book is the casual cruelty and thoughtless neglect of Frank McCourt's father and the love and admiration of the son. At one point, Frank goes to visit the father he hasn't seen in a decade. His father asks how the other members of the family are, although he can't recall the name of his youngest son. This is the most poignant set of phrases I've ever read and Frank McCourt finds no need to expound upon his feelings. What an amazing painter of words this author is! I also have this book in the recorded version and recommend it highly for long car trips!
5 out of 5 stars
by liz4catsSep 01, 2016
Angela's ashes
Wonderful read,compelling stories of life in Limerick during Frank McCourt's childhood and beyond. Couldn't put this book down,even though I have read this book twice before,each time I read it I get something different from it !
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by -wdlxhrgsaw@del...Oct 20, 2005
Among my Top 5 Picks of All Time
I'm no professional or even a wanna-be-professional book reviewer, but I can tell you that this is definitely one of my all-time favorite books. It's tragic and hilarious at the same time, if you can believe that. Anyone who has been raised in the Catholic faith will get an extra special kick out of it. I just LOVE it and I can recommend it with no doubt that you will too.

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The Frank Mccourt Memoirs Ser.: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (1996, Hardcover)

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