Mario Puzo, página 2 de 7

Tras toda una vida consagrada al mundo del crimen, Don RaymondeAprile decide ceder el testigo al joven Astorre, sumano derecha, y mantener a su familia al margen de la Mafia.Sin embargo, el agente Cilke, del FBI, ve con recelo su jubilacion.

Protagonista del "Padrino" e Don Vito Corleone, capo delle cinque famiglie che esercitano il loro potere nel mondo della mafia newyorchese.Il Padrino e uomo d''onore con un preciso codice morale, generoso con gli amici quanto implacabile con i nemici. Dalla casa di Long Island, circondato da una famiglia patriarcale, comanda il vasto impero sotterraneo della malavita americana: gioco, corse di cavalli, prostituzione, neppure il mondo di Hollywood sfugge alla sua influenza. Don Vito e un uomo ragionevole, ma per chi rifiuta di ragionare a modo suo, la punizione e rapida e crudele, di una crudelta raffinata che se non toglie all''avversario la vita lo priva della volonta di reagire.Il Padrino e un romanzo ricco di tensione e di colpi di scena, ma anche un documento, tuttora incredibilmente autentico, di una societa violenta che non esita di fronte al ricatto, all''omicidio e alla tortura per imporre le proprie leggi. I legami della "famiglia", i rituali del "rispetto", gli intrecci tra potere politico e malavita, gli spietati regolamenti di conti, la vita quotidiana dei boss e dei loro sicari, il ruolo dei consigliori, la capillare organizzazione degli affari illeciti, gli amori, i matrimoni, i funerali, i tradimenti e le vendette: Mario Puzo ha messo vita e verita in ogni piu piccolo particolare realizzando un affresco narrativo di grande impatto, un romanzo che e da tempo divenuto un classico.

More than thirty years ago, a classic was born. A searing novel of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and the powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor that was passed on from father to son. With its themes of the seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and family allegiance, it resonated with millions of readers across the world and became the definitive novel of the virile, violent subculture that remains steeped in intrigue, in controversy, and in our collective consciousness."

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, when he has 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. Written a year before Puzo completed The Godfather, published under a pseudonym and only very recently brought to light, Six Graves to Munich bears all the hallmarks of a master storyteller.

Una historia criminal movida por la venganza. Del autor de El Padrino, una novela in#dita escrita originalmente con el seud#nimo de Mario Cleri. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, gracias a su prodigiosa memoria y a su talento para descifrar textos codificados, Mike Rogan ingresa en la Secci#n de Inteligencia del Ej#rcito americano, poco despu#s de casarse con Christine. A ra#z del desembarco de las tropas aliadas en Francia, Rogan es enviado a Europa en misi#n de desciframiento de mensajes. Pero por un error cae, junto a Christine, en manos de la Gestapo para acabar en el Palacio de Justicia de M#nich, donde ser#n sometidos a una violencia extrema. Con tal de ahorrarle sufrimientos a su mujer, Rogan revela las claves de los c#digos americanos. Aun as#, sus siete verdugos, tras anunciarle la muerte de Christine, le disparan un tiro en la cabeza. Sin embargo, horas despu#s, es encontrado vivo. Diez a#os despu#s, en 1955, Rogan dar# comienzo a su cacer#a...

In a corrupt world where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, one man has power over them all The Last Don is Mario Puzo at his finest a masterful saga of the last great American crime family, the Clericuzios, and their powerful reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas. Domenico Clericuzio is a wise and ruthless man who in his old age is determined to create a life free from criminal activities for his grandchildren. But as he strives to establish his heirs in legitimate society, secrets from his familys past spark a vicious and bloody war between cousins ...

Los padres de Davie acaban de irse de viaje y se han olvidado de avisar a los abuelos o los tíos para que cuidaran de él. Pero Davie es tan responsable que no necesita que nadie se ocupe de él. A sus trece años se ve capaz de recorrer Estados Unidos desde California hasta Nueva York a lomos de su poney Mustang. Si lo consigue, ¡éstas van a ser las vacaciones más extraordinarias que pueda imaginar! A partir de 11 años.

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) Don Vito Corleone is the Godfather of New Yorks richest Mafia family. His business is built on fear and murder. Vitos son Michael wants a quiet life away from the family business. But thats not easy, and slowly Michael becomes the most dangerous gangster of them all

'We are a family,' Alexander told his children. 'And the loyalty of the family must come before everything and everyone else. We must learn from each other, protect each other, and be bound first and foremost to each other. For if we honor that commitment, we will never be vanquished - but if we falter in that loyalty, we will all be condemned'. In a tale of brutality and betrayal that crowns Mario Puzo's remarkable career, he brings us the story of the greatest crime family in Italian history - the Borgias. 'We are a family,' Alexander told his children. 'And the loyalty of the family must come before everything and everyone else. We must learn from each other, protect each other, and be bound first and foremost to each other. For if we honor that commitment, we will never be vanquished - but if we falter in that loyalty, we will all be condemned'. In a tale of brutality and betrayal that crowns Mario Puzo's remarkable career, he brings us the story of the greatest crime family in Italian history - the Borgias.

When Mario Puzo's blockbuster saga, The Godfather, was first published in 1969, critics hailed it as one of the greatest novels of our time, and "big, turbulent, highly entertaining." Since then, The Godfather has gone on to become a part of America's national culture, as well as a trilogy of landmark motion pictures. Now, in this newly-repackaged 30th Anniversary Edition, readers old and new can experience this timeless tale of crime for themselves. From the lavish opening scene where Don Corleone entertains guests and conducts business at his daughter's wedding...to his son, Michael, who takes his father's place to fight for his family...to the bloody climax where all family business is finished, The Godfather is an epic story of family, loyalty, and how "men of honor" live in their own world, and die by their own laws.

La publicación de El Padrino en 1969 supuso una convulsión en el mundo literario. Por primera vez, la Mafa protagonizaba una novela y era retratada desde dentro. El protagonista, Vito Corleone, es el capo mas respetado de Nueva York. Despota benevolente, implacable con sus rivales, inteligente y fel a los principios del honor y la amistad, Don Corleone dirige un emporio que abarca el fraude y la extorsion, los juegos de azar y el control de los sindicatos. Con El Padrino, Mario Puzo consiguio crear un genero.

El Siciliano narra la historia de un personaje real (el bandolero Salvatore Giuliano) desde la perspectiva de un personaje de ficción: Michael Corleone, hijo de Don Vito, quien lo conoce durante su exilio en Palermo. Giuliano fue una leyenda viva; tras enfrentarse en su juventud a los carabinieri, se refugio en las montañas y empezo a luchar por los menesterosos sicilianos que se encontraban bajo el yugo de la Mafia y la corrupcion del Gobierno de Roma.

Apparso nel 1969 con un successo senza precedenti, questo romanzo continua a rappresentare il mondo della mafia italo-americana. I legami della "famiglia", i rituali del "rispetto", gli intrecci tra potere politico e malavita, gli spietati regolamenti di conti, la vita quotidiana dei boss e dei loro sicari, la capillare organizzazione degli affari illeciti, gli amori, le vendette, i matrimoni, i funerali. Il quadro incredibilmente autentico e agghiacciante dei metodi della mafia, delle sue alleanze e connivenze, dei delitti e delle lotte intestine.

The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a ferocious old man determined to secure his family's future in an era of legalized gambling, motion picture investments, and the threat of government informers. The Don is close to achieving his vision when secrets buried in his family's past threaten to undermine his plan and spark a war between two blood cousins.