The Goanet author erred.
Frank McCourt, American, was awarded the Pulitzer prize for Biography or
Autobiography in 1997 for Angela's Ashes.
No Noble whatever.
No Nobel.
Unclear if "curry diners" were ever standard fare in Depression-era Ireland.
I. Nunes
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eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com wrote:
<<Frederic: Chilly Cuisine - Frank McCourt, the Irish literature Noble winner
and irrepressible humourist liked to talk about the not so felicitous aftermath
of church fair curry dinners around his Dublin slum in the 30's. Those were
pre-flush toilet days and removal involved dumping the contents of pots from
upper floors directly into a horse drawn town cistern cart. Not funny,
certainly not for the carter. Hungry kids: none around Dabolim, strays get
the food I swipe off the galley buffet on long haul flights. eric. >>
