by Malachy McCourt · Perennial / Harper-collins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007116447
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«Singing My Him Song» is the autobiography of Malachy McCourt, published by Perennial/HarperCollins in paperback (242 pages, in English).
Malachy McCourt looks back on his childhood in Limerick, marked by poverty and abuse, and his arrival in the United States, where his alcoholism destroyed his family. With humour and honesty, the book follows the path to sobriety and Malachy McCourt's new life as a devoted father and grandfather.
Sequel to A Monk Swimming. This edition is from 2001; the work was originally published in New York in 2000.
Aimed at readers of memoirs and Irish literature; the narrative combines humour with the testimony of emigration to the United States.
Malachy Gerard McCourt was an American-Irish actor, writer and politician. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Limerick, McCourt appeared in several films and soap operas, including The Molly Maguires, Brewster's Millions (1985), and Another World. He also wrote three memoirs, describing his life in Ireland and in the United States. McCourt was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor of New York, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He was the younger brother of author Frank McCourt.
