The Talking Volumes website described the writer Pat Conroy, the fourth writer on its program this year, by explaining that he "will discuss his new book, The Death of Santini, a memoir that is hotly anticipated by fans of The Great Santini. Conroy said his father “loathed my depiction of him in the The Great Santini, and he set out to prove me wrong by turning himself into something that was recognizably human. It’s the great surprise of my life that I ended up loving him so much.”
After he and Kerri Miller charmed a sold-out crowd of faithful readers at the Fitzgerald Theatre in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday night, Conroy signed books for hundreds of people who stood in line for his autograph. We all got our money's worth and then some!
I coached basketball for fifteen years oddly enough at the later part of my coaching career. I absolutely loved Conroy's book about his college basketball days at the Citadel.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an event! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love "The Great Santini", both book and movie. So good to hear that it helped Pat Conroy's father reconnecting with his son. And I am looking forward to reading his new novel, will go on my Christmas wish list. Thank you,
cheers,
Merisi
you sure got a good shot of him!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you got your money's worth, Kate. I'm attending a book reading and signing tonight. Shyam Selvadurai writes novels about Sri Lanka.
ReplyDeleteNice portrait.
ReplyDeletehe looks like a jovial gent.
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice connection with your time in Charleston. I have enjoyed several Conroy books, but The Great Santini was not as high on my list as others, like South of Broad. I just finished another memoir by a successful novelist about his struggles with a difficult parent -- Elsewhere, by Richard Russo -- so I don't know if I will dive into this most recent Conroy work.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture of the author. From his happy look I expect he was a fun speaker!
ReplyDeleteNice portrait! I've not read his works though I know he's well regarded.
ReplyDeleteGreat author!
ReplyDeleteTerrific portrait shot!
ReplyDeleteYou clearly think highly of this person, For those of us who don't know him a bit of history or links to his background would be very useful
ReplyDeleteMo, I think that there are enough bits of information in the post that you can easily find him by checking google.
Deletei know the name, but i never read anything from him. actually, i havent read much of anyone lately... i actually should....
ReplyDeleteHe is a wonderful author...I'll bet he was a good speaker!!!
ReplyDeleteI read all but 3 of his books. Conroy is a brilliant writer, a generous spirit and and an entertaining speaker!!!
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