The Godfather - Mario Puzo [238]
In fact, neither Puzo nor Coppola would ever top, or even match, this level of work. The Godfather and the movie version’s sequel represented the zenith of their careers. In his later years, Puzo took on the gravitas of his invented character, as he dispensed advice and philosophy to young writers and filmmakers, commenting on the ills of society and on life’s ironies. Like most authors, he still felt unappreciated and misunderstood. His early work, he reiterated, was still underestimated on its literary merits, and his high-profile novels were perhaps overpraised. “Writing, like gambling, was always a big part of my life,” he used to say. “Both gave me sanctuary from the world. And you never really had to kill someone to get what you wanted. You just had to beat fate.”
And that indeed is what Mario Puzo managed to achieve.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction
Dedication
BOOK I
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
BOOK II
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
BOOK III
Chapter 14
BOOK IV
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
BOOK V
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
BOOK VI
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
BOOK VII
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
BOOK VIII
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
BOOK IX
Chapter 32
Afterword