Francis "Frank" McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and author. McCourt was born in Brooklyn; however, his family returned to their native Ireland in 1934.
He received the Pulitzer Prize (1997) and National Book Critics Circle Award (1996) for his memoir Angela's Ashes (1996), which details his childhood as a poor Irish Catholic in Limerick. He is also the author of 'Tis (1999), which continues the narrative of his life, picking up from the end of the previous book and focusing on life as a new immigrant in America. Teacher Man (2005), detailed the challenges of being a young, uncertain teacher who must impart knowledge to his students. His works are often part of the syllabus in high schools. In 2002 he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Western Ontario. He died of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, at the age of 78.
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Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer
Born | August 19, 1930 |
Died | July 19, 2009 |
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Frank McCourt
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Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer
Born | August 19, 1930 |
Died | July 19, 2009 |
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Mccourt, frank, 1931-2009, Biography, Irish Americans, Irish americans, Ireland, biography, New york (n.y.), biography, Biographies, Famille, Fiction, Américains d'origine irlandaise, Family, High school teachers, Biografía, Childhood and youth, Enfance et jeunesse, Families, Histoire, Irlandeses-americanos, Large type books, New York (N.Y.), Open Library Staff Picks, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Social conditionsPlaces
New York (N.Y.), Ireland, Limerick (Limerick, Ireland), Limerick, Limerick (Limerick), New York, New York (State), Irlande, Limerick (Ireland : County), Limerick (Irlande), Limerick (Limerick, Irlanda)People
Frank McCourt, McCourt family, Frank McCourt (1930-2009), James Joyce (1882-1941), McCourt (Famille)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL26363A
- ISNI: 0000000116801281
- VIAF: 84035838
- Wikidata: Q208869
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