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The Great Santini

Pat Conroy: The Prince of Tales

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September/October 1995

May 7, 2021 by Leave a Comment

By Patricia Harty Editor-In-Chief In the fall of 1995, Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, was back on the best-seller list with Beach Music. He talked to Patricia Harty about his work, his family, and his desire to find his Irish relatives. Pat Conroy was born on October 26, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia, to a young career military officer from … [Read more...] about Pat Conroy: The Prince of Tales

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