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Frank McCourt’s second memoir, 'Tis, follows his arrival in New York City at nineteen with a priest companion. He works at the Biltmore Hotel, then serves in the U.S. Army in Germany training dogs and typing reports. Upon returning north in 1953, McCourt labors on the docks and defies expectations by gaining admission to New York University, where he falls in love and begins teaching. His distinctive humor, sharp dialogue, and resilient spirit anchor the narrative of an immigrant striving for education, career, and identity in postwar America.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Frank McCourt
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