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Teacher Man: A Memoir 教书先生

内容简介

SincethepublicationofAngela'sAshesnearlyadecadeago,FrankMcCourthasbecomeoneofliterature'ssuperstars.HeistherecipientofthePulitzerPrize,theNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,theAmericanBooksellersAssociationABBYAward,andtheLosAngelesTimesBookAward.MorethanfourmillioncopiesofAngela'sAshesarenowinprint;itssequel,'Tis,hassoldmorethantwomillioninAmerica;andthebookshavebeenpublishedinmorethantwentycountriesandlanguages.InTeacherManFrankturnshisattentiontothesubjectthathemostoftentalksaboutinhislectures-teaching:whyit'ssoimportant,whyit'ssoundervalued.Hedescribeshisowncomingofage-asateacher,astoryteller,and,ultimately,awriter.Heisalternatelyhumbleandmischievous,downtroddenandrebellious.Heinstinctivelyidentifieswiththeunderdog;hissympathiesliemorewithstudentsthanadministrators.Ittakeshimalmostfifteenyearstofindhisvoiceintheclassroom,butwhat'sclearinthethrillingpagesofTeacherManisthatfromthebeginningheseizesandholdshisstudents'attentionbytellingthemmemorablestories.Andthenittakeshimanotherfifteenyearstofindhisvoiceonthepage.Withallthewit,charm,irreverence,andpoignancythatmadeAngela'sAshesand'Tissouniversallybeloved,FrankMcCourttellshismostexhilaratingstoryyet-howhebecameawriter.

作者简介

FrankMcCourt(1930-2009)wasbornininBrooklyn,NewYork,toIrishimmigrantparents,grewupinLimerick,Ireland,andreturnedtoAmericain1949.ForthirtyyearshetaughtinNewYorkCityhighschools.Hisfirstbook,Angela'sAshes,wonthePulitzerPrize,theNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardandtheL.A.TimesBookAward.In2006,hewontheprestigiousEllisIslandFamilyHeritageAwardforExemplaryServiceintheFieldoftheArtsandtheUnitedFederationofTeachersJohnDeweyAwardforExcellenceinEducation.

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