媒体评价：

《安琪拉的灰烬》堪称近年来少见的具有影响力而又兼具人文风格的回忆录！——《纽约时报》

很少有一本书能像《安琪拉的灰烬》这样能以苦中作乐、感伤而又不失乐观积极的精神感动读者。这本书的成功靠的不是夸大词的宣传，而是真心被感动的读者的口口相传。——美国《好书》杂志

一旦翻开这本精彩动人的书就不能歇手，非要看到弗兰克的童年结束为止。——《辛德勒名单》作者托马斯·肯尼利

Review

‘’Angela's Ashes’ out Roddy Doyles Roddy Doyle. I was amazed by it.’ Margaret Forster, author of ‘Hidden Lives’

‘Once opened, this brilliant and seductive book will not let you rest until Frank emerges, more or less reared, at the close of boyhood.’ Thomas Keneally, author of ‘Schindler's List.’

‘Frank McCourt's lyrical Irish voice will draw comparison to Joyce. It's that seductive, that hilarious. In the annals of memoir, his name will be writ large.’ Mary Karr, author of ‘The Liar's Club’.

‘I was moved and dazzled by the sombre and lively beauty of this book; it is a story of survival and growth beyond all odds; a chronicle of surprising triumphs, written in language that is always itself triumphant.’ Mary Gordon, author of ‘The Shadow Man.’
《安琪拉的灰烬》以幽默生动的笔法描述了一个贫民窟孩子成长与奋斗的感人经历。面对贫穷、挫折、苦难，作者迈考特则选择以乐观进取的精神与命运抗争，实现了自己的梦想，成为美国青年一代心目中自强奋斗的偶像。书中字里行间充满了苦难，但是它不叫人绝望，主人公在成长着，在拼命地吸吮着苦难的乳汁成长。这成长的历程是无坚不摧的。尽管弗兰克与他的兄弟们在物质上非常贫穷，但他们总是很快乐，有很多渴望，很多梦想，很多激情，感觉很富有。令全世界无数读者为之感动。

《安琪拉的灰烬》不仅是一部关于成长的书，还是一部关于“天使”的书。故事讲述的是一个叫弗兰基的男孩的成长过程。他的成长似乎很不顺利，充满艰辛。从他出生之日开始，他*一直生活在水深火热之中。他的父亲是一个不可救药的醉鬼。他的母亲是一个地地道道地家庭妇女，她的任务*是不停地繁衍后代，然后*是千方百计地支撑这个风雨飘摇的家庭。还有*是一群肮脏的弟弟妹妹。这是一个浑浑噩噩的家庭。那时正在战争，社会环境也十分恶劣……

It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limerick slums – too many children, too little money, his mother Angela barely coping as his father Malachy's drinking bouts constantly brings the family to the brink of disaster. It is a story of courage and survival against apparently overwhelming odds.

Written with the vitality and resonance of a work of fiction, and with a remarkable absence of sentimentality, ‘Angela’s Ashes’ is imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's distinctive humour and compassion. Out of terrible circumstances, he has created a glorious book in the tradition of Ireland's literary masters, which bears all the marks of a great classic.

弗兰克·迈考特（Frank McCourt），1930年生于美国纽约，不久即举家迁回爱尔兰，在贫民窟长大，19岁只身来到美国。1996年出版自传体小说《安琪拉的灰烬》，一举获得普利策文学奖、全美书评奖、洛杉矶时报图书奖、美国年度好书奖等，曾连续117周雄踞《纽约时报》畅销书榜，一年重印47次，印数高达150万册，创下了一连串的出版奇迹。本书现已译成25种语言全球发行，并由派拉蒙公司改编成同名电影，令数以亿计的读者深深感动。