The Dark Arena - Mario Puzo [121]
Q. Why has The Godfather become an American myth?
A. A Jot of people have pointed out the story of this family in particular and the mob in general has superseded the western as the core American mythological story. It's something that I was circling around in my last two novels, and I'm glad to have a chance to come in this time for the kill.
The Dark Arena is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Praise for Mario Puzo's final novel Omerta
Other Books By This Author
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter - One
Chapter - Two
Chapter - Three
Chapter - Four
Chapter - Five
Chapter - Six
Chapter - Seven
Chapter - Eight
Chapter - Nine
Chapter - Ten
Chapter - Eleven
Chapter - Twelve
Chapter - Thirteen
Chapter - Fourteen
Chapter - Fifteen
Chapter - Sixteen
Chapter - Seventeen
Chapter - Eighteen
Chapter - Nineteen
Chapter - Twenty
Chapter - Twenty-One
Chapter - Twenty-Two
Chapter - Twenty-Three
Chapter - Twenty-Four
Chapter - Twenty-Five
Q&A with Mark Winegardner
Copyright