New Releases by Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt er nå tilbake med en oppfølger til "Engelen på det sjuende trinn" fra 1997 om oppveksten i Irland. Den nye boken handler om McCourts voksne liv i Amerika. Med stor varme og innlevelse skildres hans ankomst til"det forjettede land" som fattig nittenåring, hans mangslungne karriere som blant annet hotelltjener, bryggesjauer, soldat og engelsklærer, i tillegg til de utroligste historier om prester, puber, damer og amerikansk dobbeltmoral. I velkjent stil, med en blanding av høy komikk og skarpt alvor, gir McCourt et dypt personlig portrett av sitt møte med det amerikanske samfunnet.

Forfatteren forteller i denne tredje boken om årene som lærer for ungdom i New York City. Gjennom sine 30 år i skolen, i møte med om lag ti tusen elever, benytter Frank McCourt seg av metoder som er alt annet enn konvensjonelle: Han forteller om oppveksten i Irland, han ber elevene skrive "en unnskyldning fra Adam og Eva til Gud", elevene må deklamere matoppskrifter som om de var poesi og han betrakter falske meldinger hjemmefra som litteratur. McCourt strever ofte med å finne seg til rette som lærer, han drikker sammen med forfattere på kveldstid mens han drømmer om å kunne skrive sin egen historie. En rekke uheldige hendelser fører ham ironisk nok til New Yorks mest prestisjetunge videregående skole, der han endelig finner sin plass og sin stemme.

In this tribute to teachers everywhere. McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments, singalongs and field trips. As he struggles to find his way in the classroom, he spends his evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day putting his own story to paper. The book shows McCourt developing his ability to tell a great story as he works to gain the attention and respect of unruly or indifferent adolescents. His rocky marriage, his failed attempt to get a Ph. D. at Trinity College, Dublin, and his repeated firings due to his propensity to talk back to his superiors ironically lead him to New York''s most prestigious school, Stuyvesant High School, where he finally finds a place and a voice.--From publisher description.

In this tribute to teachers everywhere. McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. His methods anything but conventional, McCourt creates a lasting impact on his students through imaginative assignments, singalongs and field trips. As he struggles to find his way in the classroom, he spends his evenings drinking with writers and dreaming of one day putting his own story to paper. The book shows McCourt developing his ability to tell a great story as he works to gain the attention and respect of unruly or indifferent adolescents. His rocky marriage, his failed attempt to get a Ph.D. at Trinity College, Dublin, and his repeated firings due to his propensity to talk back to his superiors ironically lead him to New York''s most prestigious school, Stuyvesant High School, where he finally finds a place and a voice.--From publisher description.

Selvbiografisk roman af den irskfødte Frank McCourt, som fortæller om sine 30 år som lærer og om, hvordan han blev forfatter

"Teacher Man" shows McCourt developing his ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he works to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents.

Herinneringen van de Iers-Amerikaanse schrijver aan zijn dertigjarig leraarschap aan verschillende scholen in New York.

Freedman celebrates the beauty of the land, the warmth of her people, the simplicity of the old ways, the humor and conviviality, the sharp wit and black moods, and the kindness. Her work is a love poem to a wild and passionate beauty.

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Los millones de lectores que amaron la memoria increíble de la obra "las cenizas de Ángela", amarán también el presente libro. A través de sus páginas, el autor nos presenta esta historia sobre el viaje, físico y sicológico, de un improvisado inmigrante a brillante narrador y maestro de escuela. Salvado primero por un sacerdote perdido, pasando por el partido democrático, por la Armada de Estados Unidos, hasta la universidad de Nueva York; el autor del presente texto demuestra que, a los diecinueve años, sigue manteniendo el mismo espíritu invencible que tenía a los ocho... y que todavía mantiene. El presente libro es un cuento acerca de la sobrevivencia y tan vívido y entretenido como fue el texto anterior de este mismo autor.

Continues the sometimes harrowing tale of the author''s youth as he immigrates from Ireland to the United States, joins the Army, goes to college, and begins building a life.

" Quand je revois mon enfance, le seul fait d''avoir survécu m''étonne. Ce fut, bien sûr, une enfance misérable : l''enfance heureuse vaut rarement qu''on s''y arrête. Pire que l''enfance misérable ordinaire est l''enfance misérable en Irlande. Et pire encore est l''enfance misérable en Irlande catholique. " C''est ce que décrit Frank McCourt dans ce récit autobiographique. Le père, Malachy, est un charmeur irresponsable. Quand, par chance, il trouve du travail, il va boire son salaire dans les pubs et rentre la nuit en braillant des chants patriotiques. Angela, la mère, ravale sa fierté pour mendier. Frankie, l''aîné de la fratrie, surveille les petits, fait les quatre cents coups avec ses copains. Et, surtout, observe le monde des adultes. La magie de Frank McCourt est d''avoir retrouvé son regard d''enfant, pour faire revivre le plus misérable des passés sans aucune amertume.

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