by Frank McCourt · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401461255
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«Las cenizas de Ángela» is the autobiography of Frank McCourt, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (485 pages, in Spanish).
The author recalls his childhood in Limerick, Ireland, a period marked by poverty, with ironic prose and a child's perspective that turn misfortune into comedy. The story follows the McCourt family on their journey to the United States during the Great Depression, where the children's education is presented as Angela's main hope.
First volume of Frank McCourt's memoir trilogy, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1997. It is number 404 in the Jet collection, translated by Alejandro Pareja.
For readers of memoirs, biographies, and Irish fiction; also a common choice for book clubs.
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.
