A monk swimming: a memoir User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict. Taking up where brother Frank left off, McCourt recounts his early days in New York. The title comes from McCourt's youthful misunderstanding of the phrase amongst women in the Hail Mary. Read full review. A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt ISBN 13: 983 ISBN 10: Hardcover; New York: Hyperion, 1998; ISBN-13: 9983.
A Monk Swimming Malachy Mccourt
| Author: | Malachy McCourt |
| Publisher: | Hyperion |
The first reaction to Malachy's memoir is inevitably that he's trying to cash in on the fame of his brother, Frank, the writer who penned the best-selling, multi-award-winning Angela's Ashes. Not true. Malachy has his own story to tell. And what a story it is. Though A Monk Swimming is not as lyrical as Ashes, it is just as colorful, and Malachy's exploits are indeed colorful. He outrageously chronicles his first several years back in the United States in the 1950s and '60s (after growing up in the slums of Limerick), when he lived a boisterous, hedonistic life. His exuberant reminiscences include running a 'singles' bar in New York's East Side, appearing as a regular guest on the Tonight show and sleeping with scores of women. A Monk Swimming is not a celebration of this raucous lifestyle; indeed, his excesses were not without consequences.
A Monk Swimming. New York: Hyperion, 1998. Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. A Monk Swimming: A Memoir (Hardback) Malachy McCourt. Published by Hyperion, United States (1998) ISBN 10: ISBN 13: 983. New Hardcover Quantity available: 10. Seller: Book Depository International. (London, United Kingdom) Rating. I had recently read Angela's Ashes and Tis by Frank McCourt and found out there were books by his brother Malachy. Malachy's writing style is more colloquial than Frank's, but is alot of fun. A Monk Swimming begins with his arrival in New York and follows him as he drinks and roisters his way through his early adulthood.
A Monk Swimming Malachy Mccourt