Pat Conroy 's `` The Death of Santini '' is a memoir about his family . It has n't always been fiction , either . Conroy 's troubled relationship with his father fueled several novels . He was also the author of many short stories and plays that were published in magazines such as Esquire, Saturday Evening Post, New Yorker, Playbill, Sunday Times Magazine, etc. Conroy is best known for `` The Prince of Tides '' and `` The Great Santini ''
Pat Conroy 's `` The Death of Santini '' is a memoir about his family . Conroy 's troubled relationship with his father fueled several novels . He was also the author of many short stories and plays that were published in magazines such as Esquire, Saturday Evening Post, New Yorker, Playbill, Sunday Times Magazine, etc. Conroy is best known for `` The Prince of Tides '' and `` The Great Santini ''