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 30 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 L.A. Times Book Award. 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.

Books by Frank McCourt

Angela's Ashes

by Frank McCourt - Nonfiction

ANGELA'S ASHES, imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.