by Frank McCourt · Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783442723072
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«Die Asche meiner Mutter» is Frank McCourt's autobiography, published by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag GmbH in paperback (544 pages, in German).
The book recounts Frank McCourt's childhood and youth in the poor neighborhoods of Limerick, Ireland, during the 1930s and 1940s. Amidst the misery, family hardships and his father's alcoholism, the author narrates his struggle to get ahead and his particular view, full of humor and irony, of a childhood marked by poverty and Catholic education.
The work is the first part of the Frank McCourt series on Goodreads. The original title is «Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir», originally published in 1996. The German translation is by Harry Rowohlt.
Intended for readers seeking memoirs and biographies with emotional depth, with a narrative style that combines harshness and humor.
Francis McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood.
