The Prince of Tides is a novel by Pat Conroy, published in 1986. It tells the story of a man named Tom Wingo and his struggles with his family's history and his own mental health. The novel was adapted into a movie in 1991, starring Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand. The title of the novel and movie refers to the Prince of Tides, a mythical figure who is said to control the tides of the ocean.