A Monk Swimming
A Monk Swimming
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A Monk Swimming by Malachy Mccourt
Slapped with a libel suit after an appearance on a talk show, Malachy McCourt crows, If they could only see me now in the slums of Limerick, a big shot, sued for a million. Bejesus, isn't America a great and wonderful country? His older brother Frank's Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Angela's Ashes, took its somber tone from the bleak atmosphere of those slums, while Malachy's boisterous recollections are fueled by his zestful appreciation for the opportunities and oddities of his native land. He and Frank were born in Brooklyn, moved with their parents to Ireland as children, then returned to the States as adults. This book covers the decade 1952-63, when Malachy roistered across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, but spent most of his time in New York City. There his ready wit and quick tongue won him an acting job with the Irish Players, a semiregular stint on The Tonight Show hosted by Jack Paar, and friendships with some well-heeled, well-born types who shared his fondness for saloon life and bankrolled him in an East Side saloon that may have been the first singles bar. He chronicles those events--and many others--with back-slapping bonhomie. Although McCourt acknowledges the personal demons that pursued him from his poverty-stricken childhood and destroyed his first marriage, this is on the whole an exuberant autobiography that pays tribute to the joys of a freewheeling life.
Malachy McCourt, star of film, stage, television, and radio was awarded the Irish American Writers and Artists (IAW&A) Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. The Irish Echo designated him The Great Sennachie, in 2021.Mayor Bill de Blasio declared March 17, 2021, as Malachy McCourt Day in New York City, where he lives.Peter Quinn is a novelist, political historian, and foremost chronicler of New York City. He is the author of Looking for Jimmy: In Search of Irish America and a trilogy of historical detective novels--Hour of the Cat, The Man Who Never Returned, and Dry Bones.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781566494168 |
| ISBN 10 | 1566494168 |
| Title | A Monk Swimming |
| Author | Malachy Mccourt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Welcome Rain Publishers |
| Year published | 2022-02-18 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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