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Angela's Ashes

A Memoir

by Frank McCourt · 1996 · 368 pages

Lori Greiner
Lori Greiner
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Lori Greiner

About This Book

Frank McCourt's memoir recounts his childhood in the slums of Limerick, Ireland, and Brooklyn during the 1930s and 40s. It details his family's struggle for survival against extreme poverty, his father's alcoholism, and the influence of the Catholic Church.

Book Details

Published

1996

Pages

368

Language

en

ISBN

9780684842677

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1997)National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography/Autobiography (1996)Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (1996)Boeke Prize (1997)

Series

Part 1 of Frank McCourt Memoirs

Audiobook Available

15h 8m
Narrated by Frank McCourt

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