num_pages: 464
description: In the extraordinary memoir that has won the praise of critics and the hearts of readers, Frank McCourt recounts the heartbreak and humor of his astonishingly poor childhood. Gorgeously written from the innocent perspective of young Frank, this is a memoir more dramatic, suspenseful and mesmerizing than most novels.
language: English
title: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
titlecomplete: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
characters: Frank McCourt
genres: Biography, Classics, Ireland, History, Autobiography, Historical, Irish Literature, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Memoir
ratings_count: 616698
places: Ireland, New York (State), Limerick
series: Frank McCourt
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Biography or Autobiography, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: American Booksellers Book Of The Year  Award
category: Adult Trade, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Audie Award
category: Nonfiction, Abridged, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Biography, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Exclusive Books Boeke Prize, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster