Books written by Pat Conroy

The author known for sweeping passages of lyrical prose began his career with two nonfiction titles. The great middle of his career — arguably his most critically acclaimed and profitable period — came with increasingly larger fictional titles. His career is nicely bookended with moving nonfiction, and the sum of his life’s work is contained within the thousands of pages of memorable stories and characters — both true and rooted in truth — listed below.

▪  “The Boo” (1970) — Nonfiction

▪  “The Water is Wide” (1972) — Nonfiction (Film version “Conrack” 1974 starring Jon Voight)

▪  “The Great Santini” (1976) — Fiction (Film version 1979 starring Robert Duvall)

▪  “The Lords of Discipline” (1980) — Fiction (Film version 1983 starring David Keith)

▪  “The Prince of Tides” (1986) — Fiction (Film version 1991 starring Nick Nolte)

▪  “Beach Music” (1995) — Fiction

▪  “My Losing Season” (2002) — Nonfiction

▪  “The Pat Conroy Cookbook” (2004) — Nonfiction

▪  “South of Broad” (2009) — Fiction

▪  “My Reading Life” (2010) — Nonfiction

▪  “The Death of Santini” (2013) — Nonfiction

This story was originally published March 4, 2016 at 11:06 PM with the headline "Books written by Pat Conroy."