The Godfather
Puzo, M.
Puzo's book left a deep impact on American society through its film adaptation, and the saying "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" has became a cliche.
This extra-ordinary novel pulsates with dramatic and evil incident. Puzo gives us a first hand look into the brutal depths of the mafia world in the 1940’s and the bloody gun battles. The book centres around the mafia king Vito Corleone, a benevolent despot who stops at nothing to gain and hold power.
The godfather is a man of ‘morals’, and the deadliest gang leader in Cosa Nostra. The Godfather's command post is a fortress on Long Island, from which he presides over a vast underground empire that encompasses the rackets, gambling, bookmaking, and unions. Mario Puzo introduces us to an extraordinary gallery of men and women and re-creates the feudal world of the Mafiosi. The elements of this world explode electrically to life in this violent and impassioned chronicle. It is a spellbinding story, written with authentic knowledge of this particular milieu and with the hand of a master storyteller.