The Godfather
Language: English
American Classics Corleone family (Fictitious characters) Crime Criminals Criminology Drama Family & Relationships Fiction General Intermediate Italian Americans Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Nonfiction Mafia Mario - Prose & Criticism Media Tie-In Media Tie-In - General Movie Mysteries & Detective Stories Mystery & Detectives Mystery Fiction New York (N.Y.) Organized Crime Puzo Readers Sagas Serial Killers Social Science Thriller True Crime Tv Tie-Ins murder
Publisher: Random House
Published: Nov 30, 2012
Description:
Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, areasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. The Godfather.A modern masterpiece,The Godfather is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the American Mafia. Still shocking forty years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder and family values is a true classic.
The Godfather is a novel. Puzo pulls us inside the 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.
The Godfather is Vito Corleone, a benevolent despot who stops at nothing to gain and hold power. He is a friendly man, a "reasonable" man, a just man -- and the deadliest gang leader in the Cosa Nostra.
The Godfather's command post is a fortress on Long Island. From it he rules a vast empire of extortion, gambling, bookmaking and unions. He bends cops, bureaucrats, politicians...and he does it without ever touching a gun or knife or even making a threat.
"Pulsates with dramatic and evil incident, brute rage and the naked terror of the infamous underworld." (Publisher's Source)