Teacher man: A Memoir - Brossura

Mccourt, Frank

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ISBN 10: 0743294173 ISBN 13: 9780743294171

Casa editrice: Simon&Schuster, 2006

Riassunto

Here at last in paperback is Frank McCourt's critically acclaimed and bestselling book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. "Teacher Man" is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises of teaching in public high schools. "Teacher Man" shows McCourt developing his unparalleled 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. For McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in "Teacher Man" the journey to redemption--and literary fame--is an exhilarating adventure.

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Recensione:

"As good as writing gets about teaching and learning."
-- Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today

"Irresistible."
-- Ben Yagoda, The New York Times Book Review

"Enthralling."
-- Phillip Lopate, Los Angeles Times

L'autore:

Frank McCourt (1930–2009) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, Angela’s Ashes, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education.

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• Editore: Simon&Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743294173
• ISBN 13: 9780743294171
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 307