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Frank McCourt opens his memoir by reflecting on a sobering childhood marked by poverty and family hardship. Born to recent Irish immigrants in Brooklyn during the Great Depression, he spent much of his early years in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. While his mother, Angela, struggled to provide basic necessities, his father, Malachy, rarely worked and often drank his wages. Despite this instability, Malachy nurtured Frank’s imagination with tales of Irish heroes like Cuchulain and mythical figures. These stories became a refuge and a driving force that shaped Frank’s future.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Frank MacCourt
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