New Releases by Pat Conroy

Son père, ce héros... Depuis sa plus tendre enfance, Pat Conroy a dû faire face à un père imposant. Vétéran de Corée, du Viêtnam, le Grand Santini, comme on l'appelle, n'a pas volé ses galons de colonel : la bravoure incarnée, Marine jusqu'au bout des doigts... Ces mêmes doigts qui, le soir venu, se serrent pour la gifle, se ferment sur le poing. Un vrai tyran domestique... L'âge venu, pourtant, et la mort approchant, le patriarche et l'aîné des Conroy apprendront à se connaître. A faire fi des regrets et, peut-être, à pardonner...

1969. Dans une Amérique agitée par le mouvement pour les droits civiques, Pat Conroy accepte un poste d'enseignant sur une petite ile isolée. L'endroit est envoûtant, presque désert et séparé du reste de la Caroline du Sud par un bras de mer. On ne peut s'y rendre qu'en bateau. Une poignée de familles afro-américaines vit ici mais l'île n'a plus d'avenir à offrir à ses enfants. Or le jeune professeur idéaliste découvre avec stupeur que ses élèves sont des laissés-pour-compte du système scolaire, que le niveau est dramatiquement bas et que les châtiments corporels ont toujours cours dans cette école. Pat s'acharne alors à faire rimer apprentissage avec plaisir et à donner à ces enfants une véritable ouverture sur le monde. Mais dans un Sud qui n'en a pas fini avec le racisme, il se heurte sans arrêt à l'immobilisme et au déni d'une administration qui fera tout pour le renvoyer. Dans son style enlevé et plein d'humour, Pat Conroy nous raconte son coup de coeur pour cette île à la beauté sauvage et pour dix-sept enfants qui avaient soif d'apprendre. L'année qui a changé sa vie.

Final words and heartfelt remembrances from bestselling author Pat Conroy take center stage in this winning nonfiction collection, supplemented by touching pieces from Conroy’s many friends. This new volume of Pat Conroy’s nonfiction brings together some of the most charming interviews, magazine articles, speeches, and letters from his long literary career, many of them addressed directly to his readers with his habitual greeting, “Hey, out there.” Ranging across diverse subjects, such as favorite recent reads, the challenge of staying motivated to exercise, and processing the loss of dear friends, Conroy’s eminently memorable pieces offer a unique window into the life of a true titan of Southern writing. With a beautiful introduction from his widow, novelist Cassandra King, A Lowcountry Heart also honors Conroy’s legacy and the innumerable lives he touched. Finally, the collection turns to remembrances of “The Great Conroy,” as he is lovingly titled by friends, and concludes with a eulogy. The inarguable power of Conroy’s work resonates throughout A Lowcountry Heart, and his influence promises to endure. This moving tribute is sure to be a cherished keepsake for any true Conroy fan and remain a lasting monument to one of the best-loved masters of contemporary American letters. Praise for A Lowcountry Heart “A fascinating look into the mind of one of the South’s greatest authors . . . something to remember him by and cherish for years to come.”—The Clarion-Ledger “Fans of Conroy . . . will relish the chance to spend more time with him in this glowing valedictory to his life and writing . . . Eloquent, folksy, and sometimes brutally honest.”—Publishers Weekly “A moving and proper tribute to a true Southern icon.”—The Florida Times-Union “Elegant essays [that] will not disappoint.”—The Washington Post “Resplendent . . . As always, his storytelling, word choice and rhythm are gorgeous, almost lyrical.”—USA Today

An American expatriate in Rome unearths his family legacy in this sweeping novel by the acclaimed author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini A Southerner living abroad, Jack McCall is scarred by tragedy and betrayal. His desperate desire to find peace after his wife’s suicide draws him into a painful, intimate search for the one haunting secret in his family’s past that can heal his anguished heart. Spanning three generations and two continents, from the contemporary ruins of the American South to the ancient ruins of Rome, from the unutterable horrors of the Holocaust to the lingering trauma of Vietnam, Beach Music sings with life’s pain and glory. It is a novel of lyric intensity and searing truth, another masterpiece among Pat Conroy’s legendary and beloved novels. Praise for Beach Music “Astonishing . . . stunning . . . The range of passions and subjects that bring life to every page is almost endless.”—The Washington Post Book World “Magnificent . . . clearly Conroy’s best.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Blockbuster writing at its best.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review “Pat Conroy’s writing contains a virtue now rare in most contemporary fiction: passion.”—The Denver Post “A powerful, heartfelt tale.”—Houston Chronicle

Pat Conroy''s triumphant return to form - an irresistible family saga that will reduce readers to tears.

The tumultuous romance of Scarlett O''Hara and Rhett Butler is set against the backdrop of the elegance of the antebellum South, the ravages of the Civil War, and the desperate struggle of Reconstruction, in a new edition of one of the world''s most famous novels. Reprint.

Les romans de Pat Conroy débordent de générosité. Attendue depuis des années par les lecteurs du Prince des marées et de Beach Music, sa nouvelle saga, formidable hymne à la Caroline du Sud dont il est originaire, confirme sa réputation de monstre sacré de la littérature américaine. Chronique familiale, Charleston Sud est aussi l'histoire d'une génération. Celle du narrateur, Leo King, et d'un groupe d'adolescents venus de tous horizons : rejetons de l'aristocratie locale, orphelins des Appalaches, fils de l'entraîneur noir de football, et jumeaux d'une étonnante beauté, Sheba et Trevor Poe, qui tentent d'échapper à une mère psychotique. Le récit alterne entre 1969, année glorieuse où Leo et ses amis partent à l'assaut des barrières religieuses, sexuelles, sociales et raciales de Charleston, et 1989, où Sheba, devenue une star d'Hollywood, les supplie de retrouver son frère gay, disparu à San Francisco. Le grand roman d'un écrivain hors normes dont la passion pour la vie et l'écriture ne connaît pas de limite.

Provides a collection of culinary reminiscences from author Pat Conroy--about his travels and the fascinating people and great meals he encountered along the way--accompanied by a selection of one hundred favorite recipes.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball—and life itself—by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a sanctuary from the cold, abrasive father who dominates his life—and a crucible for becoming his own man. With all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966–67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of winning, and the hard-won lessons of losing. Most of all, he recounts how a group of boys came together as a team, playing a sport that would become a metaphor for a man whose spirit could never be defeated. Praise for My Losing Season “A superb accomplishment, maybe the finest book Pat Conroy has written.”—The Washington Post Book World “A wonderfully rich memoir that you don’t have to be a sports fan to love.”—Houston Chronicle “A memoir with all the Conroy trademarks . . . Here’s ample proof that losers always tell the best stories.”—Newsweek “In My Losing Season, Conroy opens his arms wide to embrace his difficult past and almost everyone in it.”—New York Daily News “Haunting, bittersweet and as compelling as his bestselling fiction.”—Boston Herald

A Wall Street Journal Book Club pick • The acclaimed bestseller about upheaval at a Southern military academy, hailed by Larry King as “an American classic,” by the legendary author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini In this powerful, mesmerizing, and acclaimed bestseller, Pat Conroy sweeps us into the turbulent world of four young men—friends, cadets, and blood brothers—and their days of hazing, heartbreak, pride, betrayal, and, ultimately, humanity. We go deep into the heart of the novel’s hero, Will McLean, a rebellious outsider with his own personal code of honor who is battling into manhood the hard way. Immersed in a poignant love affair with a haunting beauty, Will must boldly confront the terrifying injustice of a corrupt institution as he struggles to expose a mysterious group known as “The Ten.” Praise for The Lords of Discipline “If you are reading another book when you begin The Lords of Discipline, prepare to set it aside.”—The Denver Post “A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom [that] sweeps the reader along on a great tide of honest, throbbing emotion.”—The Washington Star “Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully.”—Lexington Herald-Leader

Psykologisk roman om en eksileret amerikaner, som i Rom forsøger at komme sig over sin kones selvmord og uventet konfronteres med mørke og chokerende begivenheder i sin families fortid.

An American living in Rome with his daughter after his wife's suicide tracks a classmate who went underground as a Vietnam protester and never resurfaced.

An American living in Rome with his daughter after his wife's suicide tracks a classmate who went underground as a Vietnam protester and never resurfaced.

Na de zelfmoord van zijn vrouw verbreekt een Amerikaanse man alle banden met het verleden totdat hij verneemt dat zijn moeder ongeneeslijk ziek is.

Een footballcoach uit Zuid-Carolina vertelt aan de psychiater van zijn geestesziek geworden zusje hun levensgeschiedenis.

Fascinant et abondant, ce roman baroque est d'abord une galerie de personnages hors norme qui existent fortement à travers une série de situations flamboyantes et démesurées. Les amateurs d'Irving s'y retrouveront.

"Pat Conroy spent a year teaching black children on an impoverished island off the South Carolina coast."--Jacket.

A novel about the fictional family of an American fighter pilot.

Intimate portrayal of the Wings brothers and their disturbed sister, products of an unhappy family life in the American south.