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El professor

El professor

Biography & MemoirEducation
Pages
320
Published
2006
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

Frank McCourt, known for his evocative memoirs, shares his experiences as a teacher in New York City. This book offers a look into the challenges and rewards of educating students in a demanding urban environment. It explores the unique relationships formed between a teacher and their pupils, and the personal growth that comes with a life dedicated to the classroom.

Prose complexity
7/10

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ReflectiveInformativeNostalgic
Coming of Age

Genres

Biography & Memoir Education

Authors

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Frank McCourt

Francis "Frank" McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won the Pulitzer Prize (1997) and National Book Critics Circle Award (1996) for his memoir Angela's Ashes (1996), which details his childhood as a poor Irish Catholic in Limerick. He is also the author of 'Tis (1999), which continues the narrative of his life, picking up from the end of the previous book and focusing on life as a new immigrant in America. Teacher Man (2005) detailed the challenges of being a young, uncert...