A Monk Swimming
by Malachy McCourt
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0330361546
- ISBN 13
- 9780330361545
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About This Item
Picador. Very Good. 21 x 13.8 cm. Paperback. 1999. 290 pages. <br>The memoirs of Malachy McCourt who left a childhoo d of poverty in Ireland to live in New York where he carved out a colourful career as a writer and actor - The story of his early life was told in Angela's ashes, by his brother Frank McCourt. .
Synopsis
A Monk Swimming (1998) is a memoir by Malachy McCourt. It is about McCourt's life in Limerick, Ireland and what he experienced when he came to America. The book recounts the journey and the many obstacles that McCourt had to overcome. After first working as a longshorman laborer, he was able to open a successful Manhattan tavern frequented by entertainment celebrities, and appeared on television talk shows, although neglecting his wife and child.
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- 2312k
- Title
- A Monk Swimming
- Author
- Malachy McCourt
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0330361546
- ISBN 13
- 9780330361545
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 1999
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