The Great Santini by Pat Conroy (Bantam Books Edition)

This product is a mass-market paperback edition of the acclaimed novel The Great Santini, written by American author Pat Conroy. Originally published in 1976, this specific edition was released by Bantam Books in 1987, as identified by the ISBN 0-553-26892-9 and the matching UPC barcode 076783004955 visible on the back cover. The artwork depicted on the cover reflects scenes from the story, which follows a Marine Corps fighter pilot and his family, a narrative that was also famously adapted into a 1979 film.

Bantam Books is an iconic American publishing house founded in 1945. Over the decades, it has undergone several ownership changes, eventually becoming part of the Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. In 1998, this group was acquired by Bertelsmann, leading to its integration into Random House. Today, Bantam operates as an imprint within the Random House Publishing Group, which is a division of Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House is a global publishing giant headquartered in New York City, owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. The product itself was manufactured in the United States, consistent with Bantam's historical production for the North American market.