Teacher Man shows McCourt developing his unparalleled ability to tell a great story as, five days a week, five periods per day, he worked to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents.įor McCourt, storytelling itself is the source of salvation, and in Teacher Man the journey to redemption - and literary fame - is an exhilarating adventure. With heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises of teaching in a public high school five days a week, five periods a day, working to gain the attention and respect of unruly, hormonally charged or indifferent adolescents. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and compelling honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faced in the classroom. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. Now, here at last is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man: A Memoir Paperback Illustrated, Septemby Frank McCourt (Author) 1,197 ratings Part of: The Frank McCourt Memoirs (3 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 14.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 5.64 326 Used from 0.95 68 New from 5.64 41 Collectible from 2. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, mega-bestselling author who wore his celebrity with extraordinary grace comes a magnificently appealing book about teaching and about how one great storyteller found his voice.įrank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland.

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