The Godfather

ThestoryofDonVitoCorleone,theheadofaNewYorkMafiafamily,inspiredsomeofthemostsuccessfulmoviesever.ItisinMarioPuzo'sTheGodfatherthatCorleonefirstappears.AsCorleone'sdesperatestruggletocontroltheMafiaunderworldunfolds,sodoesthestoryofhisfamily.Thenovelisfullofexquisitelydetailedcharacterswho,despiteleadingunconventionallifestyleswithinanotoriouscrimefamily,experiencethetriumphsandfailuresofthehumancondition.Filledwiththerequisitevalor,love,andrancorofagreatepic,TheGodfatheristhedefinitivegangsternovel.——ThistextreferstothePaperbackedition.