Frank McCourt

"This documentary by Leo Burley retraces McCourt's remarkable journey from New York to Limerick and back again, and records the author's quizzical impressions of the slums of his youth. In an interview with Melvyn Bragg on the eve of the publication of his second book 'Tis, McCourt talks of his experiences on returning to New York at the age of 19."@en
"Frank McCourt won the Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for his novel 'Angela's ashes.' The author recounts his childhood spent in the slums of New York city. The film retraces his remarkable journey from the New York of his youth, to Limerick in Ireland. He talks of his experiences on returning to New York at the age of 19, and his impressions of the slums of his youth."
"Frank McCourt talks about his book, Angela's Ashes. The book recounts Mr. McCourt's childhood in the slums of Brooklyn, New York, and Limerick, Ireland, where his family returned after giving up hope for success in the United States. The book retraces McCourt's journey from New York to Limerick and his return to America at the age of nineteen."@en