Mario Puzo's work often draws from his heritage, rooted in the poor, immigrant neighborhoods of New York City. After military service and early literary attempts, he achieved widespread fame with a seminal work exploring organized crime and familial dynamics. His writing, frequently informed by anecdotes gleaned from pulp journalism, demonstrates a clear intention to connect with a broad audience and achieve commercial success. While earlier books garnered critical praise, Puzo's greatest impact came from his ability to craft narratives that resonated deeply, becoming significant cultural touchstones.
Don Corleone is the Godfather, head of one of the richest families in New York and a gangster. His favourite son Michael is a lawyer who wants to lead a quiet life, but when Don Corleone is nearly killed by a rival Mafia family, Michael is soon drawn into the family business.
This trade paperback edition of a classic novel includes a fresh Introduction and Afterword, enhancing its appeal for both new readers and longtime fans. Praised for its engaging narrative, the story delves into themes of power, family, and crime, offering a captivating exploration of its characters and their turbulent lives. The added content provides additional insights, making it a compelling read for those interested in a rich, immersive experience.
For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important than his family's future. While his youngest children are in school, he worries most about Sonny, his eldest child. Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny wants something else: to follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the real family business.
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series designed for learners of English as a foreign language. With adapted text, new illustrations, and language exercises, the print edition provides access to additional online materials. The series features popular classics, contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing learners to bestselling authors and engaging content. It includes eight levels aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Each Reader contains exercises to practice grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills, along with questions that test comprehension and enhance vocabulary. A Level 7 Reader, this title is classified as B2 on the CEFR scale. The text includes complex sentences and introduces advanced grammatical structures such as future perfect simple, mixed conditionals, and modals for deduction. The story follows Michael Corleone, who initially seeks a normal life away from his family's criminal enterprises and wishes to marry his American girlfriend, Kay. However, after his family is attacked, he realizes he must seek revenge. The print edition grants access to online resources, including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans, and answer keys.
In the final days of the Second World War, Michael Rogan, an American intelligence officer, is tortured by a group of seven senior Gestapo officers who need to discover the secrets he alone can give them. Ten years later, recovered from the appalling injuries he suffered and determined to revenge the death of his wife at the hands of the same men, he begins a quest to track down and kill each one of his tormentors. Dark, violent and graphic, this is an addictive thriller about how far one man will go to exact his own justice.
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Michael Corleone's exile in Sicily is ending, but on the instructions of his father, The Godfather, he must bring back to him the young man known as Salvatore Giuliano - if he can find him. At sea amid the treacheries of a brutal and unfamiliar land, Mich
Don Domenico has a suprise in store for his family. He wants them to create a life free from criminal activities for his grandchildren. Nothing unusual about that. Except that the Clericuzio are the last of the great Mafia families. And there are seeds of
A CLASSIC TALE OF THE LOVES, CRIMES AND STRUGGLES CONFRONTED BY ONE FAMILY OF IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY. From the barren farms of Italy to the cramped tenements of New York, Lucia Santa - wife, widow and mother of two families - must steer them through the Depression and the early years of war as they adapt to life in a strange land. However, she cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values - nor the violence and bloodshed which must surely follow...
