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Angela's Ashes (The Frank McCourt Memoirs)
de McCourt, Frank
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0684874350
- ISBN 13
- 9780684874357
- Librería
-
Berkeley, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Scribners, 1996. Hardcover. Good/very good. Unmarked text. A few creased pages at the back of the book. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. 364p. Measures 6.5x9.5 inches. 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. This book, his first book, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the L.A. Times Book Award.
Sinopsis
Angela's Ashes is a grim memoir by author Frank McCourt. McCourt was born in Brooklyn in 1930 to newly-arrived Irish immigrant parents Malachy and Angela McCourt, but they returned to Limerick because of poor prospects in America. Frank's father was an angry, unemployed alcoholic, and the family lived in abject poverty, and was afflicted with frequent illness and death. Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1997) , National Book Critics' Circle Award (1996) , Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (1996) , Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (1997)
Reseñas
El Dec 29 2012, Chauncey dijo:
McCourt is a master with words. His ability to tell such a sad story with humor and pure honesty is incredible. This is one of the most heartbreaking, unforgettable books I have ever read.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Diatrope Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 33196
- Título
- Angela's Ashes (The Frank McCourt Memoirs)
- Autor
- McCourt, Frank
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- very good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0684874350
- ISBN 13
- 9780684874357
- Editorial
- Scribners
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1996
- Palabras clave
- American Studies, Biography, Sociology, Education, Immigration, Irish Studies, Autobiography
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Biography;
- X weight
- 19 oz
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