Frank McCourt, Favourite Author of Irish Fact

Frank McCourt, Favourite Author of Irish Fact

Francis "Frank" McCourt (August 19, 1930 - July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, best known as the author of Angela's Ashes, a memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood. His brother is author and actor Malachy McCourt.

He received the Pulitzer Prize (1997) and National Book Critics Circle Award (1996) for his memoir Angela's Ashes (1996), which details his childhood as a poor Irish Catholic in Limerick. He is also the author of 'Tis (1999), which continues the narrative of his life, picking up from the end of the previous book and focusing on life as a new immigrant in America. Teacher Man (2005), detailed the challenges of being a young, uncertain teacher who must impart knowledge to his students. His works are often part of the syllabus in high schools. In 2002 he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Western Ontario.