by Frank McCourt · MAEVA EDICIONES · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788486478957
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«Las cenizas de Ángela» is the autobiography of Frank McCourt, published by Maeva Ediciones in paperback (488 pages, in Spanish).
Frank McCourt recalls his childhood in Ireland in the 1930s and 1940s, where his immigrant family settles in Limerick and suffers extreme poverty because the father drinks away his earnings and Angela cannot feed her children. The narrative combines hunger and hardship with a humor that sustains his will to survive.
First title in Frank McCourt's memoir series, comprising three books. The original work, Angela's Ashes: A Memoir (1996), was translated by Alejandro Pareja. Pulitzer Prize winner in 1997.
Ideal for readers of memoirs and biographies, including book clubs and those seeking survival stories with 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.
