Teacher Man

By: Frank McCourt

Narrated by: Frank McCourt

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of 66, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York.

Now here at last, is McCourt's long-awaited audiobook about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs, and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City.

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Critic reviews

• Winner of Audio Publishers Association 2007 Audie Award, Biography/Memoir

"Should be mandatory reading for every teacher in America. And it wouldn't hurt some politicians to read it, too." (Publishers Weekly)
"Teacher Man is an irresistible valedictory, about a man finding his voice in the classroom, on the page and in his soul." (The New York Times)

This was pure delight for an english professor in training

I work at a university advising students and am earning my PhD to teach writing in college. He touches on some things that are known pedagogy today that his students were lucky to experience from him then. If you have anything to do with young people I think you will find this an enjoyable and funny listen. I read Angela’s Ashes as a teen but am discovering this pure joy in my 30s, and could not have enjoyed it more. It made me laugh and cry, and McCourt’s lilting Irish narration is like getting to hear him tell his own tales directly to your ear.

Loved it!

I really enjoyed this very unique book enhanced by McCourt's easily-understood Irish accent and affable personality.

LOL With AFeeling !!

OMG Frank McCourt Is So Funny !! He's Got th be the Best Story Teller in the World !! Im So Glad that he narrates His own Books !! I sit and listen to these books over and over, FMc.s books Never gets tired. soon sad we lost Frank McCourt, but we're blessed to get 3 📚
Angela's Ashes
Teacher Man and
Tis
God Bless Frank McCourt
You'll Live forever !!
We Luv You

I wish there was more

The Frank McCourt trilogy is a treasure. If he had lived longer I’m sure he could have found more to write about. I could have listened to him for hours more.

For the teachers

Those of you who are part of this circle, this is a must. If you teach, then you can relate and empathise with Teacher Man as he recalls and recounts his exploits as a HS English teacher in NYC.
Rather a slow read, with great highlight and some parts that drag on, perhaps it might be better with the abridged version.
Read by the author, always a plus!
Gold - for those who teach and can relate
Silver - for those who are looking for an interesting read, but slow.
Bronz - for those who want action adventure and wild themes.

Three ouf three = genius

McCourt finally retired to write one book, then another, and then another. Each as good as the previous; all wonderful. I pray there's a fourth coming, then a fifth, and so forth.

So glad I listened to this book.

I've been on a Frank McCourt-marathon. I listened to Angela's Ashes, 'Tis and Teacher Man consecutively. There is something deeply satisfying about following McCourt from his childhood to the end of his teaching career. It gives one a rounded sense of the man - from a deprived child to an uncertain adult who nevertheless has life, beauty and creativity brimming inside him. Well worth the journey, and I'm so glad to have rounded it off with Teacher Man.

A real teacher

so many things that he shares show that some things have never changed and there are elements of good teaching that are just inherent in one's Style

Great, author-read narration of 1st person bio

An enjoyable 1st person story, with glimpses into a specific, historical time and place- an American Irish emigration to the world of teaching in NYC. Author of Angela's ashes. This book was a reminding glimpse of how much has changed in society in such a short time; while so much of humanity tribalism, bureaucracy and finding one's place in the world remains timeless.

Frank McCourt's Teacher Man

Angela's Ashes, 'Tis, & finally Teacher Man. I've enjoyed all 3 of Frank McCourt's books. ☘️