Savannah

by Pat Conroy

Genres: Fiction

602 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Pat Conroy (1945 - 2016) was the New York Times bestselling author of two memoirs and seven novels, including The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini, and The Lords of Discipline. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th century Southern literature.

Born the eldest of seven children in a rigidly disciplined military household, he attended the Citadel, the military college of South Carolina. He briefly became a schoolteacher (which he chronicled in his memoir The Water Is Wide) before publishing his first novel, The Boo. Conroy lived on Fripp Island, South Carolina until his death in 2016.

Conroy passed away on March 4, 2016 at his home from pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old at the time of his death.

Reviews

[Lene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Det er mange år siden jeg har læst Savannah, men jeg husker, at det er en handlingsmættet roman, der beskriver familiebånd på godt og ondt. Jeg kan huske,t Savannah - som de fleste andre af Conroys - bøger efterlod med mig med en følelse af, at på trods af livets smerte og uretfærdighed, er livet også smukt og værd at leve - fordi vi har hinanden og alle historierne, som binder os sammen. Og så gav bogen mig også en kæmpe trang til at besøge Sydstaterne!!

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick verdict on Savannah: loud, funny, and a bit exhausting. What worked: Pat Conroy never lets the energy dip. What didn't: I needed a break by the halfway mark and the book didn't offer one. Recommend for high-energy readers, skip if you need room to breathe.