Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes, died July 19.

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1911633,00.html

An amazing book, especially the first one.

The voice never lags, and goes on briskly in its honesty and vivid manner.

I think Angela's Ashes and Tis were originally one long autobiographical novel,and then were cut masterfully in half.

The first one ends with "Tis."

and the second one starts with "Tis." Think who can do that without a superb sense of control and timing. The two books are also about the same length.

Great.

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