Who was also an American film-maker, Pat Conroy or Susan Sontag?
Pat Conroy Donald Patrick "Pat" Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs. Two of his novels, "The Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini", were made into Oscar-nominated films. He is recognized as a leading figure of late-20th century Southern literature.
Beach Music (novel) Beach Music is Pat Conroy's novel of Jack McCall, a South Carolina native who flees the South with his daughter Leah after his wife commits suicide. This novel explores the Vietnam War-era, the Holocaust, and coming of age in the 20th century. It was published in 1995.