Ein rundherum tolles Land

"The Ashes of My Mother" is so good - it deserves a sequel. This is how the New York Times described Frank McCourt's bestseller. With this book, the author not only fulfilled the wish of his reviewer but also the hopes of millions of enthusiastic readers by continuing his story. "A Great Country" begins where the first part ends: when Frank McCourt arrives in America at the age of 19 aboard an Irish ship, with nothing but hope for a better future. Poor, with bad teeth and inflamed eyes, and lacking any significant education, he reaches the land of his dreams - only to realize that with his appearance and Irish accent, he is a nobody. The great storyteller recounts how he fights for a place in life, a place "on the hyphen of Irish-America.".