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The Godfather

50th Anniversary Edition

50th Anniversary Edition

By Mario Puzo
Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola
Afterword by Robert J. Thompson
Notes by Anthony Puzo

By Mario Puzo
Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola
Afterword by Robert J. Thompson
Notes by Anthony Puzo

By Mario Puzo

By Mario Puzo

By Mario Puzo
Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola
Afterword by Robert J. Thompson
Notes by Anthony Puzo

By Mario Puzo
Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola
Afterword by Robert J. Thompson
Notes by Anthony Puzo

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Category: Crime Mysteries

Category: Crime Mysteries

Category: Crime Mysteries

Paperback $17.00

Mar 01, 2002 | ISBN 9780451205766

Hardcover $24.00

Mar 10, 1969 | ISBN 9780399103421

Ebook $9.99

Oct 04, 2005 | ISBN 9781101043110

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    About The Godfather

    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

    About The Godfather

    The Godfather—the 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 number-one 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.

    About The Godfather

    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

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    The Fortunate Pilgrim
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    The Dark Arena
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    About Mario Puzo

    The son of Italian immigrants who moved to the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York City, Mario Puzo was born on October 15, 1920. After World War II, during which he served as a U.S. Army corporal, he attended City College of… More about Mario Puzo

    About Mario Puzo

    The son of Italian immigrants who moved to the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York City, Mario Puzo was born on October 15, 1920. After World War II, during which he served as a U.S. Army corporal, he attended City College of… More about Mario Puzo

    About Mario Puzo

    The son of Italian immigrants who moved to the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York City, Mario Puzo was born on October 15, 1920. After World War II, during which he served as a U.S. Army corporal, he attended City College of… More about Mario Puzo

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Mysteries

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Berkley
    Mar 01, 2002 | 448 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780451205766

    Category: Crime Mysteries

    Hardcover | $24.00
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    Mar 10, 1969 | 448 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-3/8 | ISBN 9780399103421

    Category: Crime Mysteries

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Berkley
    Oct 04, 2005 | 496 Pages | ISBN 9781101043110

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    “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

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