Booknotes+ Podcast: Frank McCourt on Angela’s Ashes: Pulitzer Prize–Winning Memoir

Irish American writer Frank McCourt wrote a book in 1996 that was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 100 weeks. Over the next 20 years, "Angela's Ashes" sold close to 10 million copies worldwide. It was translated into 24 languages. McCourt was born in New York City, but moved with his family to Limerick, Ireland, for his childhood years. Frank McCourt died at age 78 in 2009 of melanoma cancer. He was a guest on the Booknotes television program on September 19th, 1996.

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Title: Booknotes+ Podcast: Frank McCourt on Angela’s Ashes: Pulitzer Prize–Winning Memoir
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