'Tis : A Memoir
by McCourt, Frank
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Touchstone, 2000. Trade Paperback. As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The sequel to Angela's Ashes. This book is the story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant with rotton teeth, infected eyes and no formal education to brilliant raconteur and schoolteacher. Saved first by a straying priest, then by the Democratic party, then by the United States Army, then by New York University - which admitted him on a trial basis though he had no .'McCourt is not only an acute observer of his own life but has been blessed with an ability to banish self-absorption by his innate interest in a motley crew of supporting characters. He does not shy away from his fraught relationship ..
Synopsis
'Tis is the sequel to Frank McCourt's memoir of his Irish Catholic boyhood, Angela's Ashes. The tale picks up as he reaches America in October 1949, struggling to find his place among the prejudice of the people around him and the alcoholism that rears it's ugly head. The lilting Irish prose stands out in this book against a dark background of constant uphill striving towards some semblance of comfort, acceptance, and contentment.
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- Title
- 'Tis : A Memoir
- Author
- McCourt, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: Touchstone, 2000
- Keywords
- IRISH AMERICANS NEW YORK N Y BIOGRAPHY MCCOURT FRANK 1931 AUTOBIOGRAPHY GENERAL LITERARY SOCIAL SCIENCE ETHNOLOGY 0684865742
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