The Prince of Tides (novel)
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The Prince of Tides is a bestselling 1986 novel by Pat Conroy that blends Southern family drama and psychological trauma as it follows a former football coach confronting his painful past to help his troubled twin sister.
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| The Prince of Tides | 4 |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Prince of Tides (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pat Conroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestselling novel ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Southern identity
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family trauma ⓘ healing and redemption ⓘ marriage and infidelity ⓘ memory and repression ⓘ mental illness ⓘ violence and abuse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Barbra Streisand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStars |
Barbra Streisand
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Nick Nolte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Beach Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Tom Wingo, a former football coach ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
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domestic fiction ⓘ family saga ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasTwinCharacters | Tom Wingo and Savannah Wingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
autobiographical elements
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Susan Lowenstein
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Savannah Wingo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Wingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Southern family life
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exploration of psychological trauma ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 576 pages ⓘ |
| plotSummaryElement |
Tom Wingo collaborates with psychiatrist Susan Lowenstein
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Tom Wingo recounts his troubled childhood in South Carolina ⓘ Tom Wingo travels to New York to help his suicidal twin sister Savannah ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Lords of Discipline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tom Wingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
New York City
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South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| timeStructure | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
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