In this appealing memoir, McCourt describes his own coming of age as a teacher, a storyteller, and, ultimately, a writer.
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Höhe: 153 mm
Breite: 131 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-0-7435-8153-0 (9780743581530)
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Frank McCourt (1930–2009) was born 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 Los Angeles Times Book Award. He is also the author of the memoirs 'Tis and Teacher Man. 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.
