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He is the author of the bestselling novel the godfather and many other acclaimed novels. For puzo, the characters so vividly presented in the godfather had, in the end, been swallowed by brando. Mario puzo is an italianamerican author famous for his novels like the godfather and the sicilian. The godfather mario puzo first edition signed rare book. He is known for his crime novels about the italianamerican mafia, most notably the godfather 1969, which he later coadapted into a trilogy directed by francis ford coppola. The godfather book series the godfather book series is a series of crime novels about italianamerican mafia families, most notably the fictional corleone family, led by don vito corleone and later his son michael corleone. His family were italian immigrants living in hells kitchen, which is where he draws much of his material from. The story of don vito corleone, the head of a new york mafia family, inspired some of the most successful movies ever.
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