The Godfather
by Mario Puzo
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The Godfather is an extraordinary novel which has become a modern day classic. Puzo pulls us inside the violent society of the Mafia and its gang wars.
The leader, Vito Corleone, is the Godfather. He is a benevolent despot who stops at nothing to gain and hold power. His command post is a fortress on Long Island from which he presides over a vast underground empire that includes the rackets, gambling, bookmaking, and unions. His influence runs through all levels of American society, from the cop on the beat to the nation's mighty.
Mario Puzo, a master storyteller, introduces us to unforgettable characters, and the elements of this world explode to life in this violent and impassioned chronicle.
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Detective and mystery stories, Organized crime, Criminals, Italian Americans, Mafia, Fiction, Criminals in fiction, Drama, Italian Americans in fiction, Mafia in fiction, Organized crime in fiction, Romance, Corleone family (Fictitious characters), English fiction, Crime, fiction, Criminals, fiction, Italian americans, fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Large type books, Corleone family (Personajes literarios), Novela, Crimen organizado, German language (Texts), Accessible book, Chinese books (Simplified characters), CrimeShowing 11 featured editions. View all 109 editions?
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The Godfather
2004 November 20, Brilliance Audio
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The Godfather
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The Godfather
1972, Pan Books
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"Amerigo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruelly hurt his daughter, who had tried to dishonor her."
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The Godfather is a crime novel by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family in New York City (and Long Beach, New York), headed by Vito Corleone. Puzo's dedication for The Godfather is "For Anthony Cleri". The novel's epigraph is by the French author Honoré de Balzac: "Behind every great fortune there is a crime." The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955 and includes the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood.
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| October 27, 2023 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Merge works |
| November 18, 2018 | Edited by Lisa | Moved edition to primary work. |
| November 18, 2018 | Edited by Lisa | Added new cover |
| November 18, 2018 | Edited by Lisa | Update covers |
| April 30, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |