My Reading Life
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Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.
Imprint:
New York - Nan A TaleseDoubleday
Pages:
337
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780385533577, 0385533578
Language:
English
Notes:
The lily -- Gone with the wind -- The teacher -- Charles Dickens on Daufuskie Island -- The librarian -- The Old New York Book Shop -- The book rep -- My first writers' conference -- On being a military brat -- A southerner in Paris -- A love letter to Thomas Wolfe -- The Count -- My teacher, James Dickey -- Why I write
Statement of responsibility:
Pat Conroy ; drawings by Wendell Minor
Characteristics:
x, 337 p. :,ill. ;,19 cm.
Author (Original Script):
Conroy, Pat
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Add a CommentBrilliant and engrossing. A book that makes you want to read other books.
I like to read Pat Conroy. I enjoy his outgoing, southern style of writing. This book explains some of his influences. He shares which authors he has enjoyed reading at various stages of his life. He tells us how his mother's love of reading transferred on to him and what influence his bullying father had. He relates the love he has for certain teachers, bookstore owners and others who fed his reading habit and started or kept him writing. You can almost see the places he discusses too...Beaufort, Charleston, Atlanta and Paris, France , among others. Good information and good humor can be found here.
Bestselling author Conroy shares his passion for books and reading.