Pat Conroy

Pat Conroy
Conroy in 2013
Conroy in 2013
BornDonald Patrick Conroy
(1945-10-26)October 26, 1945
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 70)
Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Period1970–2016
Genre
  • Literary fiction
  • nonfiction
Signature
Website
patconroy.com

Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th-century Southern literature.[1]

  1. ^ Folks, Jeffrey J.; Perkins, James A. (1997). Southern Writers at Century's End. University Press of Kentucky. p. 1. ISBN 9780813130972. Retrieved May 31, 2013. southern narrative.