Angela's Ashes Resources

WEBSITES

In Living Color

A multimedia companion for Angela's Ashes

R.I.P. Frank McCourt

A touching obituary from The New York Times

MOVIE OR TV PRODUCTIONS

One Miserable Irish Childhood Coming Right Up

Angela's Ashes was made into an award winning film in 1999.

ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

Original 1996 New York Times Book Review of Angela's Ashes

The original 1996 New York Times book review of Angela's Ashes. They liked it.

Creative Writing Lessons from Frank McCourt? Yes, please!

An article on what it was like to be a student in Frank McCourt's classroom

Frank McCourt: The Seanachie

An article about how Frank McCourt got the idea to write Angela's Ashes

Memoir is the Twin Sister of Fiction

An interview with Frank McCourt on the nature of memoir writing

Will the Real Angela McCourt Please Stand Up?

Some people dispute the picture of Angela that Frank McCourt painted in his memoir.

VIDEO

Frank's Story in HD

Trailer for Angela's Ashes

Straight from the Horse's Mouth

Frank McCourt reads an excerpt from Angela's Ashes.

AUDIO

Finding the Humor in Tragedy

Audio interview with Frank McCourt from NPR

IMAGES

In All Its Black and White Glory

The American book cover version of Angela's Ashes

What Does the Cover of Angela's Ashes Look Like on the Other Side of the Pond?

The UK book cover version of Angela's Ashes