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Tis : A Memoir by Frank McCourt (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScribner
ISBN-100684865742
ISBN-139780684865744
eBay Product ID (ePID)1777996
Product Key Features
Book TitleTis : a Memoir
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPersonal Memoirs, General, Literary
Publication Year2000
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorFrank McCourt
Book SeriesThe Frank Mccourt Memoirs Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsGail CaldwellBoston Sunday GlobeThat magnificent voice is back in full, as captivating and soothing as an on-stage hypnotist. Regaling you from a bar stool or teacher's lectern, McCourt is utterly and always in charge of this tale....A sweet, sweet ode to memory: to the moment-to-moment experience of a real, then reimagined, life., Gail Caldwell Boston Sunday Globe That magnificent voice is back in full, as captivating and soothing as an on-stage hypnotist. Regaling you from a bar stool or teacher's lectern, McCourt is utterly and always in charge of this tale....A sweet, sweet ode to memory: to the moment-to-moment experience of a real, then reimagined, life., Mary Ann GwinnThe Seattle TimesMcCourt establishes himself as a Dickens for our time, a writer who can peel the many layers of society like an onion and reveal the core., Peter Collier Los Angeles Times Book Review 'Tis has those elements that made Angela's Ashes such a success -- the narrative brio, the fierce sympathy for human tie and torment, the intuitive feel for character and above all the love of language., Jackie Jones Bleecker The San Diego Union-Tribune 'Tis is, finally, a triumphant American story -- the triumph of a teacher...of a writer whose words we can't wait to read., Peter CollierLos Angeles Times Book Review'Tishas those elements that madeAngela's Ashessuch a success -- the narrative brio, the fierce sympathy for human tic and torment, the intuitive feel for character and, above all, the love of language and that very Irish understanding that words are our only weapon in our long quarrel with God., Malcolm Jones Newsweek 'Tis is the story of a man finding two great vocations -- teaching and storytelling...a hard-nosed but lyrical conclusion to the story begun in Angela's Ashes., Jackie Jones BleeckerThe San Diego Union-Tribune'Tisis, finally, a triumphant American story -- the triumph of a teacher...of a writer whose words we can't wait to read., Mary Ann Gwinn The Seattle Times McCourt establishes himself as a Dickens for our time, a writer who can peel the many layers of society like an onion and reveal the core., Peter Collier Los Angeles Times Book Review 'Tis has those elements that made Angela's Ashes such a success -- the narrative brio, the fierce sympathy for human tic and torment, the intuitive feel for character and, above all, the love of language and that very Irish understanding that words are our only weapon in our long quarrel with God.
Dewey Decimal973.9/2/092
SynopsisFrank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir,Angela's Ashes,has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which storytelling itself is the source of salvation, it won the National Book Critics Circle Award, theLos Angeles TimesBook Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Rarely has a book so swiftly found its place on the literary landscape.And now we have'Tis,the story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. Frank lands in New York at age nineteen, in the company of a priest he meets on the boat. He gets a job at the Biltmore Hotel, where he immediately encounters the vivid hierarchies of this "classless country," and then is drafted into the army and is sent to Germany to train dogs and type reports. It is Frank's incomparable voice -- his uncanny humor and his astonishing ear for dialogue -- that renders these experiences spellbinding.When Frank returns to America in 1953, he works on the docks, always resisting what everyone tells him, that men and women who have dreamed and toiled for years to get to America should "stick to their own kind" once they arrive. Somehow, Frank knows that he should be getting an education, and though he left school at fourteen, he talks his way into New York University. There, he falls in love with the quintessential Yankee, long-legged and blonde, and tries to live his dream. But it is not until he starts to teach -- and to write -- that Frank finds his place in the world. The same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers inAngela's Ashescomes of age.As Malcolm Jones said in hisNewsweekreview ofAngela's Ashes,"It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that he leaves them wanting more when he is done...and McCourt proves himself one of the very best." Frank McCourt's'Tisis one of the most eagerly awaited books of our time, and it is a masterpiece., A #1 New York Times bestseller and the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela's Ashes , this masterpiece from Frank McCourt tells of his American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, Angela's Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by readers everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which storytelling itself is the source of salvation, it won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Rarely has a book so swiftly found its place on the literary landscape. And now we have 'Tis, the story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur. Frank lands in New York at age nineteen, in the company of a priest he meets on the boat. He gets a job at the Biltmore Hotel, where he immediately encounters the vivid hierarchies of this "classless country," and then is drafted into the army and is sent to Germany to train dogs and type reports. It is Frank's incomparable voice--his uncanny humor and his astonishing ear for dialogue--that renders these experiences spellbinding. When Frank returns to America in 1953, he works on the docks, always resisting what everyone tells him, that men and women who have dreamed and toiled for years to get to America should "stick to their own kind" once they arrive. Somehow, Frank knows that he should be getting an education, and though he left school at fourteen, he talks his way into New York University. There, he falls in love with the quintessential Yankee, long-legged and blonde, and tries to live his dream. But it is not until he starts to teach--and to write--that Frank finds his place in the world. The same vulnerable but invincible spirit that captured the hearts of readers in Angela's Ashes comes of age. As Malcolm Jones said in his Newsweek review of Angela's Ashes, "It is only the best storyteller who can so beguile his readers that he leaves them wanting more when he is done...and McCourt proves himself one of the very best." Frank McCourt's 'Tis is one of the most eagerly awaited books of our time, and it is a masterpiece.
LC Classification NumberE748.G64
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- 11 Jul, 2017
Unknown: Underrated
Frank McCourt has a style of writing that lets you imagine that you are actually watching it as a video. "He said" and the usual phrases do not occur. Sentence structure, language, and run-on sentences make Mr. McCourt my favorite author. The tragedies, personalities, and humor are commendably presented to the reader. I happen to find Ashley's Ashes in a free-book stand. I had heard of it but as I read it I wondered at my ignorance of Mr. McCourt's existence. Perhaps we readers are "herded" by book companies via their ads too often. A highly underrated author and person.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Dec, 2024
Awesome
Item totally as described if not better with very speedy shippingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Feb, 2017
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Held my interest. I like his style of writing. Gives a look into life and history of the time period.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Mar, 2020
Great read!
Hard to put this book down.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Dec, 2019
Great continuation of Angela’s Ashes.
Interesting continuation of Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt’s first book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Apr, 2022
Excellent book
Read Angela's ashes and then this book the sequel you won't be disappointedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Nov, 2018
Everyone should read it
But first read Angela's AshesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Jun, 2024
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