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Die Asche meiner Mutter. Irische Erinnerungen. Hardcover – January 1, 2000

German Edition by Frank McCourt (Author)
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Angela's Ashes is a 1996 memoir by the Irish-American author Frank McCourt. The memoir consists of various anecdotes and stories of Frank McCourt's impoverished childhood and early adulthood in Brooklyn, New York and Limerick, Ireland, as well as McCourt's struggles with poverty, his father's drinking issues, and his mother's attempts to keep the family alive. Angela's Ashes was published in 1996 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. A sequel to the book, 'Tis, was published in 1999, and was followed by Teacher Man in 2005. The book is written in the present tense and usually confines the narrator to the role of an un-biased reporter. Despite the hardship and poor working conditions that the book deals with, it is written with some amount of humor and light-heartedness.
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  1. Book 1 of 2
    Irische Erinnerungen
  2. Print length
    507 pages
  3. Language
    German
  4. Publisher
    Luchterhand Literaturverlag
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2000
  6. ISBN-10
    3630870732
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3630870731
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Luchterhand Literaturverlag (January 1, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ German
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 507 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3630870732
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3630870731
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 860 ratings

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Frank McCourt

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Frank McCourt (1930-2009) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, "Angela's Ashes," won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the L.A. Times Book Award. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education.

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Frank McCourt (1930-2009) nació en Brooklyn, Nueva York, de padres inmigrantes irlandeses, creció en Limerick, Irlanda, y regresó a Estados Unidos en 1949. Durante treinta años enseñó en escuelas secundarias de la ciudad de Nueva York. Su primer libro, "Las cenizas de Angela", ganó el Premio Pulitzer, el Premio del Círculo Nacional de Críticos de Libros y el Premio L.A. Times Book. En 2006, ganó el prestigioso Premio Ellis Island Family Heritage por el Servicio ejemplar en el campo de las artes y el Premio de la Unión de Maestros John Dewey por la excelencia en la educación.

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Juco
5.0 out of 5 stars Furchtbar tragisch und spannend
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014
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Habe dieses Buch angefangen und in ein paar Abenden gelesen, konnte es kaum aus der Hand legen.
Ich weiss nicht so recht, ob man sich am Leid der Buchfiguren 'erfreut' oder mit ihnen mitleidet, aber es läst einen einfach nicht mehr los. Zustände, die man sich einfach nicht vorstellen kann.
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Martin.S
5.0 out of 5 stars Eine traurige irische Kindheit
Reviewed in Germany on November 15, 2023
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Als ich beschlossen habe mir diesen Roman zu kaufen war ich mir der tiefen Traurigkeit und der vielen Tränen, sei es aus Betroffenenheit, aus Trauer oder aus Freude, die ich bisher vergossen habe nicht bewusst. Dieser Roman hat mich vor Freude Tränen lachen lassen und im selben Atemzug vor Betroffenenheit und Trauer über das harte Schicksal. Aber er hat mich auch steht's hoffen lassen, den Silberstreif am Horizont zu sehen, ungleich wie schlimm die Situation war. Ich habe bisher noch keinen Roman der gelesen der dies vollbracht hat. Ich würde ihn jederzeit wieder kaufen.
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Heidi
5.0 out of 5 stars Espectacular
Reviewed in Spain on June 16, 2019
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Llego antes de tiempo y en estado inmejorable. Muy contenta con la compra
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Dario
5.0 out of 5 stars Le ceneri di Angela
Reviewed in Italy on July 15, 2017
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Bello, consiglio assolutamente di leggerlo.
Parla delle condizioni di vita di una famiglia cattolica irlandese povera. Il libero è drammatico ma allo stesso tempo comico.
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miesekleineente@gmx.de
4.0 out of 5 stars Nettes Buch
Reviewed in Germany on December 19, 2023
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Das Buch liest sich ganz nett, allerdings missfällt es mir, dass ein bisschen an Satzzeichen gespart wurde. Kommunikation zwischen den Protagonisten des Buches geht im Text leicht unter.
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Benji
5.0 out of 5 stars Buch wie neu
Reviewed in Germany on December 16, 2023
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Das Buch ist wie neu, ohne Gebrauchsspuren. Alles ist super gelaufen. Gerne wieder.😊
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