Author Pat Conroy has used his troubled family history as grist for a series of novels. Now the author is telling his version of the truth in the new memoir "The Death of Santini." Click through for a look at Conroy's other books:
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Author Pat Conroy has used his troubled family history as grist for a series of novels. Now the author is telling his version of the truth in the new memoir "The Death of Santini." Click through for a look at Conroy's other books:
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In his latest memoir, "The Death of Santini," Conroy characterizes his father as domineering and volatile. With their mother doing what she could to survive a difficult marriage, Conroy says he and his six siblings were left to fend for themselves -- with often tragic consequences.
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In his latest memoir, "The Death of Santini," Conroy characterizes his father as domineering and volatile. With their mother doing what she could to survive a difficult marriage, Conroy says he and his six siblings were left to fend for themselves -- with often tragic consequences.
Nan A. Talese
Conroy's first book, "The Boo," is a collection of stories, letters and tales based on Lt. Col. Thomas "The Boo" Courvoisie, commander of The Citadel when young cadet Conroy attended the military college in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Conroy's first book, "The Boo," is a collection of stories, letters and tales based on Lt. Col. Thomas "The Boo" Courvoisie, commander of The Citadel when young cadet Conroy attended the military college in Charleston, South Carolina.
Tom Doherty Associates LLC
"The Water Is Wide" is a memoir based on Conroy's experience as the only teacher in a two-room schoolhouse on a poor island off the coast of South Carolina. The book was made into a 1974 movie called "Conrack" with Jon Voight.
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"The Water Is Wide" is a memoir based on Conroy's experience as the only teacher in a two-room schoolhouse on a poor island off the coast of South Carolina. The book was made into a 1974 movie called "Conrack" with Jon Voight.
Random House Publishing Group
"The Great Santini" is a fictionalized version of Conroy's childhood, which he says was spent under the thumb of a father he characterizes as cruel and punishing. It was made into a 1979 movie starting Robert Duvall in the title role.
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"The Great Santini" is a fictionalized version of Conroy's childhood, which he says was spent under the thumb of a father he characterizes as cruel and punishing. It was made into a 1979 movie starting Robert Duvall in the title role.
Random House Publishing Group
In "The Lords of Discipline," Conroy revisits the subject of military-school education and coming of age.
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In "The Lords of Discipline," Conroy revisits the subject of military-school education and coming of age.
Dial Press Trade Paperback
"The Prince Of Tides" tells the tragic family history of a former football player who visits his troubled sister's therapist to seek clarity. The book was made into a 1991 movie with Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand.
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"The Prince Of Tides" tells the tragic family history of a former football player who visits his troubled sister's therapist to seek clarity. The book was made into a 1991 movie with Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand.
Houghton Mifflin
Suicide, mental illness and life in the American South are common themes in Conroy's novels. In "Beach Music," a South Carolina family man and his daughter must rebuild their lives when his wife kills herself.
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Suicide, mental illness and life in the American South are common themes in Conroy's novels. In "Beach Music," a South Carolina family man and his daughter must rebuild their lives when his wife kills herself.
Doubleday
Conroy's Southern roots and world travels influenced many of the recipes in "The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life."
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Conroy's Southern roots and world travels influenced many of the recipes in "The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life."
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The memoir "My Losing Season" was based on Conroy's experiences playing point guard on The Citadel's basketball team in the 1960s.
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The memoir "My Losing Season" was based on Conroy's experiences playing point guard on The Citadel's basketball team in the 1960s.
Bantam Books
Conroy contributed to the collection "Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global."
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Conroy contributed to the collection "Unrooted Childhoods: Memoirs of Growing Up Global."
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
"South of Broad" chronicles the childhood troubles and friendship bonds of Charlestonian Leopold Bloom King.
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"South of Broad" chronicles the childhood troubles and friendship bonds of Charlestonian Leopold Bloom King.
Dial Press Trade Paperback
In "My Reading Life," Conroy shares which books he loves and how reading has defined his life.
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In "My Reading Life," Conroy shares which books he loves and how reading has defined his life.
Nan A. Talese