The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition50th 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 |
Contents
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Section 2 | 59 |
Section 3 | 80 |
Section 4 | 83 |
Section 5 | 89 |
Section 6 | 93 |
Section 7 | 100 |
Section 8 | 104 |
Section 18 | 241 |
Section 19 | 247 |
Section 20 | 263 |
Section 21 | 286 |
Section 22 | 289 |
Section 23 | 309 |
Section 24 | 334 |
Section 25 | 341 |
Section 9 | 111 |
Section 10 | 117 |
Section 11 | 129 |
Section 12 | 147 |
Section 13 | 169 |
Section 14 | 183 |
Section 15 | 217 |
Section 16 | 225 |
Section 17 | 235 |
Section 26 | 351 |
Section 27 | 366 |
Section 28 | 374 |
Section 29 | 391 |
Section 30 | 399 |
Section 31 | 409 |
Section 32 | 423 |
Section 33 | 437 |
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The Godfather: The classic bestseller that inspired the legendary film Mario Puzo No preview available - 2012 |
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