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ACPD Pat

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ACPD, PET (Conroy, Pat) (p. 1945), American writer. Born October 26, 1945 in Atlanta (pc. Georgia). At the insistence of his father, a naval officer personnel, entered the military academy, 'Citadel' in Charleston (pc. South Carolina), from which he graduated in 1967. Cadet wrote and published in a small publishing house in Virginia, his first book, "barracking" (The Boo), in lyrical tone recreates the life of the Academy in 1960.

First attracted the attention of the product Conroy became the book "Water extends far" (The Water Is Wide, 1972), based on the author's experience teaching black children in one of the offshore islands of South Carolina. Exposing racism, showing horrific living conditions of his students brought Conroy awarded the National Association of Educators.

The book's success made a professional writer Conroy. In 1976 comes "The Great Santini" (The Great Santini), an autobiographical novel about the childhood experiences. For years, held at the Academy, the writer returned to his next novel "guardians of the discipline" (The Lords of Discipline, 1980). The novel was filmed in 1983. The most successful book, Conroy is considered the "Lord of the Sea" (The Prince of Tides, 1986; Russian translation under the name. "Lord of the Straits", 1994). This impressive and rewarding novel, the reader recreates the bizarre story of a family of Wing, somewhat overlapping with the history of the Conroy. The book, published circulation of more than 5 million. copies, Conroy has brought worldwide recognition. Barbara Streisand withdrew from her famous film (1991). The film was nominated for 'Oscar' nominations in the 'Best Picture' and 'Best Actor'.

In forcing himself to wait for the next novel, "Music on the Beach" (Beach Music, 1995) Conroy continues to develop a family perspective. As the critic, 'Pat Conroy takes a story of betrayal and sets out its ragged and fragmented, making the same spoiled, tarnished - and an equally magnificent as a family, referred to'.


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