’Tis

Frank McCourt

• 15 juni 2005
• 9780007218721

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Frank McCourt’s sequel to his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir Angela’s Ashes, focussing on the “great country”, America

READ BY THE AUTHOR

'Angela’s Ashes', Frank McCourt’s critically acclaimed, lyrical memoir of his Irish childhood, won the Pulitzer Prize and has been a worldwide bestseller for over two years. It left readers and critics alike eager to hear more about his poignant life.

'’Tis' is that story, of Frank’s American journey from impoverished immigrant with rotten teeth , infected eyes and no formal education, to brilliant raconteur and schoolteacher. Saved first by a straying priest, then by the Democratic part, the United States Army and New York University, Frank had the same vulnerable but invincible spirit at nineteen that he had at eight and still has today.

'’Tis' is a tale of survival as vivid, harrowing and often hilarious as 'Angela’s Ashes'.

“Frank McCourt’s reading of 'Angela’s Ashes' on audio tape is the best reason I can think of for taking a long car journey.”
THE IRISH TIMES

Frank McCourt’s sequel to his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir Angela’s Ashes, focussing on the “great country”, America

Angela’s Ashes was a publishing phenomenon. Frank McCourt’s critically acclaimed, lyrical memoir of his Limerick childhood won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics’ Circle Award, the Royal Society of Literature Award and the Los Angeles Times Award amongst others, and rapidly became a word-of-mouth bestseller topping all charts worldwide for over two years. It left readers and critics alike eager to hear more about Frank McCourt’s incredible, poignant life.

’Tis is the story of Frank’s American journey from impoverished immigrant with rotten teeth, infected eyes and no formal education to brilliant raconteur and schoolteacher.