Teacher Man by Frank Mccourt

Teacher Man by Frank Mccourt

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, mega-bestselling author who wore his celebrity with extraordinary grace comes a magnificently appealing book about teaching and about how one great storyteller found his voice.

Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York.

Now, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and compelling honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in the classroom. Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents.

For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in Teacher Man the journey to redemption -- and literary fame -- is an exhilarating adventure.

Frank McCourt (1930-2009) was born to Irish immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to the United States in 1949. He was a high school teacher in New York City for thirty years. Angela's Ashes, his debut novel, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He received the coveted Ellis Island Family Legacy Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of the Arts in 2006, as well as the United Union of Teachers John Dewey Award for Achievement in Teaching in 2007.

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ISBN 13	9780743243780
ISBN 10	0743243781
Title	Teacher Man
Author	Frank Mccourt
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2006-09-19
Number of pages	272
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