Frank McCourt has died
Frank McCourt has died
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/19/09 at 7:18pmhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/books/20mccourt.html?_r=2&hp
RadiGal2
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/07
#2re: Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/19/09 at 7:20pmOh man. I saw this slide by on Twitter a couple hours ago but could not find an article - was kind of hoping it was fiction.
JudasIscariot
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/05
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#3re: Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/19/09 at 7:50pmThank you, dear Frank, for sharing an extraordinary childhood with us. Through your vivid and evocative prose, we all became your brothers and sisters. Rest in peace, and we'l raise a glass for you tonight.
#4re: Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/19/09 at 10:39pm
A beautiful writer and a lovely man.
He taught high-school English for 30 years before publishing his first book--in his mid-60s--and he won the Pulitzer for it.
#5re: Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/19/09 at 11:24pmHe left his mark .......and we all thank him for his talent and his courage in his writing.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#6re: Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/20/09 at 6:20amHe always seemed like a nice guy in interviews, but am I the only one who hated that book? He certainly had a way with words and his descriptions were most vivid, but I found all the characters simply pathetic, self centered losers. The end made me want to vomit. I as still surprised at its popularity.
#7re: Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/20/09 at 7:49am
No, you;re not the only one. I remember a lot of Irish readers who were split on it when it came out, actually. But he always maintained that his story was authentic and that it was told with an Irish sensibility.
How would you have wanted it to end?
#8re: Frank McCourt has died
Posted: 7/20/09 at 7:55amI'm embarassed to say I have never read anything he had written, but intend to go to the library today to see if "Angela's Ashes" is available.
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