Angela's Ashes：A Memoir

图书标准信息

• 作者 Frank Mccourt（弗兰克·麦考特） 著
• 出版社 Scribner
• 出版时间 1999-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780684842677
• 定价 206.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

“WhenIlookbackonmychildhoodIwonderhowImanagedtosurviveatall.Itwas,ofcourse,amiserablechildhood:thehappychildhoodishardlyworthyourwhile.WorsethantheordinarymiserablechildhoodisthemiserableIrishchildhood,andworseyetisthemiserableIrishCatholicchildhood.”SobeginstheluminousmemoirofFrankMcCourt,borninDepression-eraBrooklyntorecentIrishimmigrantsandraisedintheslumsofLimerick,Ireland.Frank’smother,Angela,hasnomoneytofeedthechildrensinceFrank’sfather,Malachy,rarelyworks,andwhenhedoeshedrinkshiswages.YetMalachy—exasperating,irresponsible,andbeguiling—doesnurtureinFrankanappetitefortheonethinghecanprovide:astory.Franklivesforhisfather’stalesofCuchulain,whosavedIreland,andoftheAngelontheSeventhStep,whobringshismotherbabies.PerhapsitisstorythataccountsforFrank’ssurvival.Wearingragsfordiapers,beggingapig’sheadforChristmasdinnerandgatheringcoalfromtheroadsidetolightafire,Frankendurespoverty,near-starvationandthecasualcrueltyofrelativesandneighbors—yetlivestotellhistalewitheloquence,exuberance,andremarkableforgiveness.Angela’sAshes,imbuedoneverypagewithFrankMcCourt’sastoundinghumorandcompassion,isagloriousbookthatbearsallthemarksofaclassic.

【作者简介】

FrankMcCourt(1930-2009)wasbornininBrooklyn,NewYork,toIrishimmigrantparents,grewupinLimerick,Ireland,andreturnedtoAmericain1949.ForthirtyyearshetaughtinNewYorkCityhighschools.Hisfirstbook,Angela'sAshes,wonthePulitzerPrize,theNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardandtheL.A.TimesBookAward.In2006,hewontheprestigiousEllisIslandFamilyHeritageAwardforExemplaryServiceintheFieldoftheArtsandtheUnitedFederationofTeachersJohnDeweyAwardforExcellenceinEducation.