Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. First edition, first printing. 8vo, publisher’s blue cloth backed boards, lettered in blind on the upper cover and in gilt on the spine, in the original dustjacket. 567pp. A fine copy with only minor evidence of age, the jacket is quite fine as well. CONROY’S MOST FAMOUS BOOK, considered by many as a masterpiece of the 1980s. The film, produced in 1991, was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. While the film was a box office hit and raised Barbara Streisand's reputation as a director, its numerous changes from the original novel upset many Conroy purists.

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In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Pat Conroy reveals the lives of his characters with surpassing depth and power, capturing the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina lowcountry and a lost way of life. His lyric gifts, abundant good humor, and compelling storytelling are well known to readers of The Great Santini and The Lords of Discipline. The Prince of Tides continues that tradition yet displays a new, mature voice of Pat Conroy, signaling this work as his greatest accomplishment.

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Bookseller: Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24505
Title: THE PRINCE OF TIDES
Author: Conroy Pat
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1986

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