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Plot Summary of A Monk Swimming
"Malachy McCourt, Frank's brother, writes his memoir. Like his brother he left his childhood poverty in Limerick for New York. There he found himself a place in the saloons as a bartender and story teller. He appeared on stage and television performing the works of Irish authors like James Joyce. Later he found himself in trouble with the law, and spent some time traveling around the world on the run.

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Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of A Monk Swimming
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Plot
job/profession: - bartender
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - Irish
Gender/Class story? - immigrant story
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes
ethnic of society (outside) - American (northeast)
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Century: - 1960's-1970's

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel? - very happy
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - eccentric personalities - sarcastic/sardonic
Writer's slant towards subject: - very favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Autobiography? Yes
Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 26-50% of book
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