The Pulitzer-Prize winning author Frank McCourt passed away on Sunday at the age of 78. A New York City school teacher, McCourt always taught that the most interesting subject matter was inside the author. Advice he put to work in the award-winning account of his impoverished childhood in Ireland. Angela's Ashes sold over 4 million copies, won the Pulitzer and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He employed the same autobiographical technique in his other books Tis (1999) and Teacher Man (2005). As well known as he was for Angela's Ashes, he seems to be know even better for being a great teacher who cared about students and the written word passionately.
Read more about McCourt at The New York Times and Time
Read an account of the writing process for Angela's Ashes at Slate
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