Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s. It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums -- too many children, too little money, his mother Angela barely coping as his father Malachy's drinking bouts constantly brings the family to the brink of disaster. It is a story of courage and survival against apparently overwhelming odds. Written with the vitality and resonance of a work of fiction, and with a remarkable absence of sentimentality, 'Angela's Ashes' is imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's distinctive humour and compassion. Out of terrible circumstances, he has created a glorious book in the tradition of Ireland's literary masters, which bears all the marks of a great classic.
弗兰克•迈考特(Frank McCourt)
美国著名作家，教师，普利策文学奖获得者。主要作品有《安琪拉的灰烬》、《就是这儿》、《教书匠》等。
1930年出生于美国纽约。作为爱尔兰裔，4岁举家迁回爱尔兰，在贫民窟度过苦难的童年。13岁辍学。19岁心怀“美国梦”只身重返纽约，做过酒店勤杂工、码头工人、打字员，当过兵，后来考入大学，毕业后成为一名教师，前后教过12000多名学生，曾荣获美国教育界的最高荣誉称号“全美最佳教师”，被誉为“老师中的老师”。1987年退休，开始正式写作。2006年，被授予“约翰•杜威教育奖”。2009年6月，病逝于纽约。
1996年，处女作《安琪拉的灰烬》出版，在几乎没有宣传的情况下，靠着读者口口相传，登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜第1名，并创下在榜长达117周的纪录，一举获得普利策文学奖、全美书评奖、洛杉矶时报图书奖、美国年度好书奖...