Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() There are those, mostly younger residents, who feel that McCourt is something of a hometown hero, a brilliant author who gave readers an honest portrayal of the grinding poverty of 1930s Limerick and who has brought international attention to a city that guidebooks have recommended bypassing.īut others, mostly older residents, feel McCourt spent 426 pages exercising a grudge against Limerick. And the release of the movie this month has locals chewing over the issue afresh. The controversy was born with the publication of "Angela's Ashes" in 1996. But the families have to suffer and live with the consequences." The host of a late-night radio show has turned McCourt-bashing into a personal hobby.Īt one local book signing, Paddy Malone, a former classmate of McCourt's, tore a copy of the book to shreds in front of the author. His memoir "Angela's Ashes" sold 4 million copies, camped on the New York Times bestseller list for 117 weeks, won a Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into 20 languages and is now a Hollywood movie, which opens in Washington on Friday.īut here, in the city of his childhood and the setting of his book, his tales have been attacked as mean-spirited fiction and cruel exaggeration. ![]() ![]() In Limerick, the Movie About Frank McCourt's Life Isn't Playing to the Crowd ![]()
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