Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Where does Frank McCourt's memoir "Angela's Ashes" primarily take place?"
..."Angela's Ashes," released in 1996, tells the early life story of writer Frank McCourt, who was born in Brooklyn in 1930 but grew up in Ireland starting in 1934. The story recounts McCourt's miserable childhood in the slums of Limerick during the Great Depression and World War II, but is told with humor where it can be found. In 1997, "Angela's Ashes" won the Pulitzer Prize for autobiography, and two years later it was adapted into a feature film.