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Debut Memoirst Frank McCourt on His Early Life

McCourt recently won the National Book Critics Circle Award for his memoir "Angela's Ashes" (Scribner) which is still on the bestseller list. Last October he talked with Terry Gross about the book. It recounts his experiences growing up desperately poor in Ireland. McCourt lives in New York. (This interview is REBROADCAST from 10/24/96.)

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Other segments from the episode on March 21, 1997

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 21, 1997: Interview with Frank McCourt; Interview with Robert Haas; Review of Kathryn Harrison's memoir "Kiss."

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