Contemporary southern author Pat Conroy wrote a number of highly popular books, including The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, and Beach Music. Conroy also achieved considerable success as a screenwriter. He was the author or coauthor of several Hollywood and television scripts, most notably the film adaptations of his own novels, the Prince of Tides and Beach Music.
Genres: Literary Fiction
Novels
The Boo (1970)
The Great Santini (1976)
The Lords of Discipline (1980)
The Prince of Tides (1986)
Beach Music (1994)
South of Broad (2009)
The Great Santini (1976)
The Lords of Discipline (1980)
The Prince of Tides (1986)
Beach Music (1994)
South of Broad (2009)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Pat Conroy
Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe I (2002)
(Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe, book 1)
edited by
Sonny Brewer
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Where It Hurts (2016)
(Gus Murphy, book 1)
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Fate Moreland's Widow (2015)
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