{"product_id":"pat-conroy-landon-c-burns-9780313294198","title":"Pat Conroy: A Critical Companion","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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Landon C. Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313294194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313294198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.44w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1996 pg. 152","brand":"Landon C. Burns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44756444545279,"sku":"9780313294198","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d754d96-a00e-4946-aad5-d4c567248f83.jpg?v=1706593007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pat-conroy-landon-c-burns-9780313294198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}