Product Information
Frank McCourt was born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, "Angela's Ashes," won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the "L.A. Times" Book Award. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education. He lives with his wife, Ellen, in New York and Connecticut.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100671576089
ISBN-139780671576080
eBay Product ID (ePID)1815583
Product Key Features
Publication Year1997
TopicGeneral, Literary
Book TitleAngela's Ashes : a Memoir
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorFrank McCourt
Dimensions
Item Height1.1in
Item Length4.2in
Item Weight5.9 Oz
Item Width7.1in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes4 Vols.
Dewey Decimal929/.2/0899162073
Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition