WASHINGTON: Pat Conroy, a US novelist whose books included “Prince of Tides” and “The Great Santini,” died at the age of 70, his hometown newspaper reported late Friday.

Conroy, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just four weeks ago, died Friday surrounded by family at his home in Beaufort in the state of South Carolina, the Beaufort Gazette reported.

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