内容简介
"WhenIlookbackonmychildhood,IwonderhowIsurvivedatall.Itwas,ofcourse,amiserablechildhood:thehappychildhoodishardlyworthyourwhile.WorsethantheordinarymiserablechildhoodisthemiserableIrishchildhood,andworseyetisthemiserableIrishCatholicchildhood.Peopleeverywherebragorwhimperaboutthewoesoftheirearlyyears,butnothingcancomparewiththeIrishversion:thepoverty;theshiftlessloquaciousfather;thepiousdefeatedmothermoaningbythefire;pompouspriests;bullyingshcoolmasters;theEnglishandtheterriblethingstheydidtousforeighthundredlongyears.Aboveallwewerewet!"SobeginsFrankMcCourt'sstunningmemoirofhischildhoodinIrelandandAmerica,arecollectionofunvarnishedtruthandnoselfpity,ofgrindingpovertyandindomitablespiritthatwillliveinthememorylongafterthetapehasended.NowamajorfilmdirectedbyAlanParkerandstarringRobertCarlyleandEmilyWatson.
作者简介
FrankMcCourt(1930-2009)wasbornininBrooklyn,NewYork,toIrishimmigrantparents,grewupinLimerick,Ireland,andreturnedtoAmericain1949.ForthirtyyearshetaughtinNewYorkCityhighschools.Hisfirstbook,Angela'sAshes,wonthePulitzerPrize,theNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardandtheL.A.TimesBookAward.In2006,hewontheprestigiousEllisIslandFamilyHeritageAwardforExemplaryServiceintheFieldoftheArtsandtheUnitedFederationofTeachersJohnDeweyAwardforExcellenceinEducation.