 First edition | |
| Author | Pat Conroy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 499 |
| ISBN | 0-395-29462-2 |
| Preceded by | The Great Santini |
| Followed by | The Prince of Tides |
The Lords of Discipline is a 1980 novel by Pat Conroy that was later adapted in a 1983 film of the same name.[1]
The story centers on Will McLean, who is in his fourth year at the fictional Carolina Military Institute in Charleston, South Carolina. Will's experiences are heavily based on Pat Conroy’s own experiences at The Citadel, a real military college in Charleston.
The story is narrated in first person by Will, who attends the Institute between 1963 and 1967. Will recounts his years at the Institute, especially focusing on the school's brutal culture of hazing and abuse.
After discovering a secret society that drives cadets deemed unworthy of graduating from the Institute to drop out by any means necessary, Will learns that graduation and lives are on the line.[2]
- ^ Maslin, Janet (February 18, 1983). "The Lords of Discipline (1983) RODDAM'S 'LORDS OF DISCIPLINE'". The New York Times.
- ^ Feldman, Lucy (October 13, 2016). "WSJ Book Club: Nicholas Sparks Chooses Pat Conroy's 'The Lords of Discipline'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved March 14, 2019.