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Frank McCourt

    August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009

    This author explores the complexities of childhood and adolescence through autobiographical works. His writing is known for its raw realism and sharp insight into social and economic hardships. Through his prose, he captures the vulnerability and resilience of the human spirit when faced with adversity. His narratives serve as a powerful reflection on immigrant experiences and the challenges faced by those striving for a better life.

    Frank McCourt
    Teacher Man
    Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation
    Angela and the Baby Jesus
    Angela's ashes. A memoir of a childhood
    Angela's Ashes : The Story of an Irish Childhood
    Ireland Ever
    • Román ocenený Pulitzerovou cenou Keď spomínam na svoje detstvo, čudujem sa, ako sa mi vôbec podarilo prežiť. Pravdaže, bolo to biedne detstvo, o šťastnom nestojí za to písať. Horšie než obyčajné biedne detstvo je biedne írske detstvo, a ešte horšie je biedne írske katolícke detstvo. Takto sa začína autobiografický román držiteľa Pulitzerovej ceny Franka McCourta, ktorý sa narodil v období veľkej hospodárskej krízy v Brooklyne v rodine imigrantov a neskôr vyrastal v Írsku v žalostných podmienkach. Frankova matka Angela nemala peniaze, aby uživila svoje deti, lebo Frankov otec Malachy pracoval len zriedka, a keď už pracoval, celú výplatu prepil. Nemala na jedlo ani na oblečenie, trápila ich zima a vlhko, čo si vybralo krutú daň. Angelin život tak pripomínal každodenný boj o prežitie. Z jej snov a nádejí napokon ostal len popol. Frankov otec, neznesiteľný a nezodpovedný človek, však zároveň živil chlapcovu túžbu po tom jedinom, čo dokázal svojmu synovi poskytnúť – po príbehu. Možno práve vďaka tomu sa Frankovi podarilo prežiť. V handrách namiesto plienok, žobrajúci o bravčovú hlavu na vianočnú večeru a zbierajúci uhlie na kraji cesty, aby si mohli doma zakúriť, statočne znášal chudobu, vlčí hlad aj bezcitnosť príbuzných a susedov. Nielenže prežil, ale svoj príbeh napokon vyrozprával pútavo, s humorom a pozoruhodnou schopnosťou odpúšťať.

      Angelin popol2026
    • Angela's Ashes, m. 2 Audio-CD

      • 88 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Der kleine Frank erzählt die Geschichte seiner irisch-katholischen Familie, die dem tristen Leben im New York der 1930er entflieht und in der jungen Republik Irland einen Neustart wagt. Limerick wird ihre neue Heimat, doch das Leben dort gestaltet sich äußerst schwierig. Es gibt kaum Arbeit und zu allem Überdruss vertrinkt Franks Vater das Geld, das die Familie so dringend zum Leben braucht.

      Angela's Ashes, m. 2 Audio-CD2014
    • "When my mother, Angela, was six years old, she felt sorry for the Baby Jesus in the Christmas crib at St. Joseph's Church near School House Lane where she lived...."* * * *Frank McCourt's Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir "Angela's Ashes" is a modern classic. Now he has written a captivating Christmas story about Angela as a child -- often cold and hungry herself -- compelled to rescue the Baby Jesus and take him home. This story is pure McCourt -- genuine, irreverent and moving.It is elegantly illustrated by two-time Golden Kite Award winner Loren Long and is the perfect Christmas story for all ages.

      Angela and the Baby Jesus2007
      4.1
    • Teacher Man

      • 258 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      A third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers Angela's Ashes and 'Tis. In Teacher Man, Frank McCourt details his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New York City...

      Teacher Man2005
      3.8
    • Ireland Ever

      The Photographs of Jill Freedman

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      A photographic portrait of the Irish landscape and its people commemorates traditional regional life with a range of duotone photographs, complemented with texts by best-selling Irish-American authors including Angela's Ashes's Frank McCourt and Singing My Him Song's, Malachy McCourt. 35,000 first printing.

      Ireland Ever2003
      4.1
    • Claire Marvel

      • 374 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Tout commence sous une pluie battante, devant un musée fermé ce jour-là. Julian, " thésard " en sciences politiques, et Claire, étudiante en histoire de l'art, comprennent dès les premiers moments qu'ils s'aiment à la folie. Ce pourrait être le début d'une romance sentimentale à quatre sous. C'est celui d'une histoire d'amour juste et forte. Claire et Julian vont vivre leur passion envers et contre tout, affronter tous les obstacles, la maladie incurable du père de la jeune fille, la concurrence du brillant professeur Davis, patron de thèse de Julian, lui aussi épris de Claire. Ils connaîtront le bonheur, mais aussi l'absence, la souffrance, la déception. L'absolu de l'amour peut-il s'accommoder de la vie courante ?

      Claire Marvel2003
      3.5
    • Yeats Is Dead!

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      A serial novel by 15 of the brightest talents in Irish writing (including Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Gina Moxley and Frank McCourt), telling an elaborate tale of murder, mayhem and literary shenanigans in present-day Dublin. Approximately £1 from every copy sold will go to Amnesty International.

      Yeats Is Dead!2001
      3.2
    • 'Tis : a memoir

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The author's memoir of his journey from impoverished Irish immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur.

      'Tis : a memoir1999
      3.8
    • Korean edition of a New York Times bestseller and the Pulitzer Prize-winning book ANGELA'S ASHES: A Memoir by Frank McCourt. Despite extreme poverty and desperation of his childhood McCourt recounts his early age in an affecting and uplifting voice in this luminous memoir. Translated by Kim Lucia. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

      Angela's Ashes : The Story of an Irish Childhood1996
      4.2
    • Angela's ashes. A memoir of a childhood

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Frank McCourt returned to America when he was nineteen. For many years, he was an English teacher at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. The sequel to "Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, " will be published in the fall of 1999. McCourt lives in Connecticut.

      Angela's ashes. A memoir of a childhood1996
      4.2