The godfather / Mario Puzo.
Novel delves into the operation of the Cosa Nostre by focusing on Mafia leader Vito Corleone and his underworld domain.
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- ISBN: 0451205766
- ISBN: 9780451205766
- Physical Description: 446 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1969]
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Subject: | Mafia > Fiction. Criminals > Fiction. Italian Americans > Fiction. Corleone family (Fictitious characters) > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Gangster fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
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The Godfather : 50th Anniversary Edition
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The Godfather : 50th Anniversary Edition
50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION--WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Mario Puzo's classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon -- nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read . With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld. A #1 New York Times bestseller in 1969, Mario Puzo's epic was turned into the incomparable film of the same name, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is the original classic that has been often imitated, but never matched. A tale of family and society, law and order, obedience and rebellion, it reveals the dark passions of human nature played out against a backdrop of the American dream. With a Note from Anthony Puzo and an Afterword by Robert J. Thompson