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'Tis: A Memoir, by Frank Mccourt

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Brief Synopsis:

The story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant to brilliant teacher and raconteur.

Long Synopsis:

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.

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

356 Pages

ISBN-10:

0684848783

ISBN-13:

9780684848785

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

05/07/02

Copyright Date:

1999

Copyrighted By:

Frank McCourt

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs

Submitted By:

Samantha Shaw

Proofread By:

Dr. Kenneth Cross

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