The death of Santini : the story of a father and his son / Pat Conroy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conroy, Pat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps--Military life--Fiction.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps.

Fathers and sons--Fiction.

Fathers and sons.

Teachers as authors.

Conflict of generations--Fiction.

Conflict of generations.

Dysfunctional families--Fiction.

Dysfunctional families.

Life change events--Fiction.

Life change events.

Teachers as authors--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Autobiographical fiction.

Physical Description:

x, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First US edition. First Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2013]

Summary:

A memoir by the bestselling author of The Prince of Tides about his father--the inspiration for The Great Santini--and a reaffirmation that love can conquer even the meanest of men.

While the publication of The Great Santini brought Conroy much acclaim, the rift it caused with his father brought even more attention. Their long-simmering conflict burst into the open, fracturing an already battered family. But in the final days of Don Conroy's life, the Santini who had freely doled out physical abuse to his wife and children refocused his ire on those who had turned on Pat over the years. A poignant lesson on how the ties of blood can both strangle and offer succor.

Contents:

Prologue

The promise

Fun and games at The Citadel

Daufuskie Island

The writing of The Great Santini

Publication of The Great Santini

On the set of The Great Santini

Two premieres

Stanny

Piedmont

Peg Conroy Egan

Trip to Rome, Georgia

Gnome

Tom's breakdown

The end to it all

Tom's leap, Carol Ann's ball of tears

Losing Carol Ann

Escape from San Francisco

Don and the Chicago Irish

The Arcs

Hurrah for the next man to die

The God of last things

Epilogue: Pat Conroy's eulogy for The Great Santini.

ISBN:

9780385530903

0385530900

OCLC:

841899093