My Reading Life
By Pat ConroyBestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.
Pat Conroy, the beloved American storyteller, is a voracious reader. Starting as a childhood passion that bloomed into a life-long companion, reading has been Conroy's portal to the world, both to the farthest corners of the globe and to the deepest chambers of the human soul. His interests range widely, from Milton to Tolkien, Philip Roth to Thucydides, encompassing poetry, history, philosophy, and any mesmerizing tale of his native South. He has for years kept notebooks in which he records words and expressions, over time creating a vast reservoir of playful turns of phrase, dazzling flashes of description, and snippets of delightful sound, all just for his love of language. But for Conroy reading is not simply a pleasure to be enjoyed in off-hours or a source of inspiration for his own writing. It would hardly be an exaggeration to claim that reading has saved his life, and if not his life then surely his sanity.
In My Reading Life, Conroy revisits a life of reading through an array of wonderful and often surprising anecdotes: sharing the pleasures of the local library's vast cache with his mother when he was a boy, recounting his decades-long relationship with the English teacher who pointed him onto the path of letters, and describing a profoundly influential period he spent in Paris, as well as reflecting on other pivotal people, places, and experiences. His story is a moving and personal one, girded by wisdom and an undeniable honesty. Anyone who not only enjoys the pleasures of reading but also believes in the power of books to shape a life will find here the greatest defense of that credo.
Buy My Reading Life by Pat Conroy at Attic books in Nairobi Kenya.
Book details
- Hardcover
- 337 pages
- English
- 0385533578
- 9780385533577
About Pat Conroy
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 t Read More about Pat Conroy
More Books By Pat Conroy
People who bought this also bought
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence (with featured article
New Book
The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset by John C. Maxwell
New Book
Journey Through the Bible-Job-Psalms-Proverbs-Ecclesiastes-Song of Solomon
Used Book
Multilevel Adaptive Methods for Partial Differential Equations
Used Book
Obscenity and Film Censorship: An Abridgement of the Williams Report
Used Book
Love God, Heal Earth: 21 Leading Religious Voices Speak Out on Our Sacred Duty to Protect the Environment
Used Book
Cosmic Questions : Galactic Halos, Cold Dark Matter and the End of Time
Used Book
The Un-Discovered Islands : An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes
Used Book
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
New Book