The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition - Softcover

Puzo, Mario

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451205766 ISBN 13: 9780451205766

Publisher: Berkley, 2002

Synopsis

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 an Introduction by Robert J. Thompson and Anthony Puzo
and an Afterword by Peter Bart

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Review:

"A staggering triumph...The definitive novel about a sinister fraternity of crime."--The Saturday Review

"You can't stop reading it, and you'll find it hard to stop dreaming about it."--New York Magazine

From the Publisher:

The classic tale of the Mafia

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0451205766
• ISBN 13: 9780451205766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448