{"product_id":"pat-conroy","title":"Pat Conroy","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo one who has read Pat Conroy's novels of family wounds and healing can fail to be moved by their emotional appeal. But Conroy is also a major contemporary American novelist who follows in the tradition of Southern fiction established by William Faulkner and Thomas Wolfe. This companion is the first book-length study of his work. It explores the recurring motifs in his fiction and his special writing talents as a prose stylist of uncommon distinction. A separate chapter for \u003ci\u003eThe Boo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Water is Wide\u003c\/i\u003e and each novel— \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e, and his most recent, \u003ci\u003eBeach Music\u003c\/i\u003e—provides a detailed analysis of the books and the common threads that unite all the novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA biographical chapter draws connections between Conroy's life and the autobiographical nature of his fiction. A chapter on genre traces Conroy's roots in southern fiction and shows how all the novels fall into the rite-of-passage genre. Each novel is analyzed for plot structure, characterization, thematic elements, and Conroy's increasingly elaborate style and development as a master of the art of the novel. In addition, Burns defines and applies a variety of alternative approaches to the novels to widen the reader's perspective. A complete bibliography of Conroy's fiction as well as selected reviews and criticism complete the work. Because of Pat Conroy's popularity among adults and teenagers, this first critical work of a major contemporary American writer is a necessary purchase by public and secondary school libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54219433607512,"sku":"9780313294198","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780313294198__67c1ebfff100e_9d8caf3f-3efe-4375-ad5f-48f4fd799017.jpg?v=1741158066","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pat-conroy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}