A Monk Swimming
A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt is a memoir published by Welcome Rain Publishers on February 18, 2022. This edition spans 296 pages and is presented in English. The book continues the story of Malachy McCourt, who gained fame as an actor and television personality, following the narrative established in his brother Frank’s book, Angela’s Ashes. It chronicles Malachy’s life from his upbringing in Brooklyn and Limerick to his return to New York, where he navigated various adventures, including owning a bar frequented by glamorous women and engaging in a series of colorful escapades.
Readers will find a vivid account of McCourt’s experiences, marked by humor and a flair for storytelling. The memoir details his time in the Air Force, his work as a longshoreman, and his career in entertainment, all while reflecting on the highs and lows of his life. With themes related to personal memoirs and the entertainment industry, A Monk Swimming offers insights into the life of a man who embraced both the challenges and joys of his journey. This edition invites readers to engage with McCourt’s unique perspective on fame and the rich tapestry of his experiences.
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“A rollicking good read that, as the Irish say, would make a dead man laugh.” –Philadelphia Inquirer
Malachy McCourt was already famous as an actor, saloon-keeper, and late-night television personality when Angela’s Ashes was published. Brother Frank’s book introduced the incorrigible, indomitable young Malachy to a worldwide audience that was charmed, and clamored for more.
Frank’s book was a hard act to follow, but Malachy’s delightful memoir, which picked up where Angela’s Ashes left off, won critical acclaim and commercial success.
Born in Brooklyn, and raised in the lanes of Limerick, Malachy returned to New York in 1952, at age 20. After stints in the Air Force and as a longshoreman, he parlayed his gifts of gab and conviviality into an ownership position at Malachy’s–the first singles’ bar–located around the corner from the Barbizon Hotel for young women, whose glamorous residents frequently repaired to Malachy’s for a tipple and flirt.
Malachy’s madcap, manic life ricocheted from higher highs to lower lows as he tried selling Bibles at the beach on Fire Island and smuggling gold in Zurich. He entertained a voracious public on the stage as a member of the Irish Players and was a semi-regular on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar. In these years, he was almost always drunk, almost always chasing (or being chased) by women. His gifts for language and storytelling are so well honed that when you read A Monk Swimming, “You’ll laugh uncontrollably . . . You’re in the grip of a master raconteur” (Houston Chronicle).
Now the last of the McCourts of Limerick, Malachy reflects on the tumultuous events of the twenty-five years since he wrote A MONK SWIMMING in his Afterword.
“Read it and weep: they don’t make lives like this anymore.” -The Irish Voice
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