The Godfather
-MARIO PUZO
Treachery, carnage, violence and the thirst for power are beautifully
woven by Mario Puzo into the plot of godfather. The story pulsates
with dramatic and evil incidents, brute rage, and naked terror.
The novel starts off with a quote from Balzac - "Behind every great
fortune, there is a crime." and That sets the tone for the entire
novel.
Set in the backdrop of New York City, from 1955-1965 Mario Puzo
captures the ruthless travails of the Sicilian mafia family
patriarch, the Don Vito Corleone who is portrayed as a man with razor
sharp ingenuity and brilliance and yet he is kind and just.
Vito has four children: Santino "Sonny" Corleone, Frederico "Fredo"
Corleone, Michael "Mikey" Corleone, and Constanzia "Connie" Corleone.
He also has an informally adopted son, Tom Hagen. Vito Corleone is
also the godfather of singer and movie star Johnny Fontane. The story,
with its astounding twists and turns determines, who amongst the sons
of don Corleone will take his place.
The highly vivid descriptions, the attention to details, the pace of
the story and the beauty of the characters are bound to channelize you
into the violence-infested society of the Mafia that Mario Puzo
envisages. It is often said "The Godfather is, in many ways, not just
a novel - it is an experience, after which your life will never be the
same again"
The Godfather will never fail to surprise you through its pages.
- Prerita Chugh
woven by Mario Puzo into the plot of godfather. The story pulsates
with dramatic and evil incidents, brute rage, and naked terror.
The novel starts off with a quote from Balzac - "Behind every great
fortune, there is a crime." and That sets the tone for the entire
novel.
Set in the backdrop of New York City, from 1955-1965 Mario Puzo
captures the ruthless travails of the Sicilian mafia family
patriarch, the Don Vito Corleone who is portrayed as a man with razor
sharp ingenuity and brilliance and yet he is kind and just.
Vito has four children: Santino "Sonny" Corleone, Frederico "Fredo"
Corleone, Michael "Mikey" Corleone, and Constanzia "Connie" Corleone.
He also has an informally adopted son, Tom Hagen. Vito Corleone is
also the godfather of singer and movie star Johnny Fontane. The story,
with its astounding twists and turns determines, who amongst the sons
of don Corleone will take his place.
The highly vivid descriptions, the attention to details, the pace of
the story and the beauty of the characters are bound to channelize you
into the violence-infested society of the Mafia that Mario Puzo
envisages. It is often said "The Godfather is, in many ways, not just
a novel - it is an experience, after which your life will never be the
same again"
The Godfather will never fail to surprise you through its pages.
- Prerita Chugh