Mario Puzo Libros

(Edición 50 Aniversario) La publicación de El Padrino en 1969 convulsionó el mundo literario. Por primera vez, la Mafia protagonizaba una novela y era retratada desde dentro. Mario Puzo la presentaba no como una mera asociación de facinerosos, sino como una compleja sociedad con una cultura propia y una jerarquía aceptada incluso más allá de los círculos de la delincuencia. El Padrino narra la historia de un hombre, Vito Corleone, el capo más respetado de Nueva York. Déspota benevolente, implacable con sus rivales, inteligente y fiel a los principios del honor y la amistad. Don Corleone dirige un emporio que abarca el fraude y la extorsión, los juegos de azar y el control de los sindicatos. La vida y negocios de Don Corleone, así como los de su hijo y heredero Michael, conforman el eje de esta magistral obra.

El exilio de dos años en Sicilia de Michael Corleone, hijo de Don Vito, está a punto de concluir, pero su padre le ha encomendado una misión: no regresar a Estados Unidos sin Salvatore Giuliano. Este último es una leyenda popular que, en 1943, se rebeló junto a su primo Gaspare Pisciotta contra una patrulla de carabinieri mientras traficaban alimentos. Tras ese incidente, se refugiaron en las montañas y comenzaron a luchar por los sicilianos oprimidos por la Mafia y la corrupción del Gobierno de Roma, formando una banda de forajidos que pronto se convirtió en un mito. Hacia 1948, la creciente fama de Giuliano preocupa al Capo di Capi, Don Croce Malo, quien, bajo la apariencia de benevolencia, le tiende una trampa. Salvatore planea una vendetta contra Don Croce, asesinando a seis jefes de la Mafia local, lo que marca el inicio del fin de su banda. Los crímenes de Giuliano se convierten en un problema para el Gobierno, que crea Fuerzas Especiales para combatir el bandolerismo bajo el mando del Coronel Luca. En 1950, Michael envía un documento incriminatorio a Estados Unidos, con la esperanza de desenmascarar al ministro si Giuliano es asesinado. Sin embargo, las traiciones surgen dentro de la banda, y Pisciotta traiciona a su primo, quien termina muerto. Michael no puede hacer efectiva su amenaza de publicar el documento, ya que Don Vito ha negociado la salida de su hijo de la isla. Pisciotta muere en prisión, y en su bolsillo

The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless man who is determined to see his heirs established in legitimate society but whose vision is threatened when secrets from the family's past spark a vicious war between two blood cousins. This is a mesmerizing tale that takes us inside the equally corrupt worlds of the mob, the movie industry, and the casinos - where beautiful actresses and ruthless hit men are ruled by lust and violence, where sleazy producers and greedy studio heads are drunk with power, where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, and where one man controls them all.

After a visit to the Vatican in 1983, Mario Puzo, renowned for his works like The Godfather, became captivated by Italy's charm, history, and cuisine, inspiring him to write a novel about it. Nearly two decades later, his final book, completed by longtime companion Carol Gino, offers a captivating fictional account of the notorious Borgia family during the late 15th century. This fast-paced narrative delves into the rise and fall of the Borgias, blending historical research with Puzo's signature storytelling. Cardinal Roderigo Borgia, a charismatic and duplicitous man, ascends to the papacy as Pope Alexander VI in 1492 amidst a backdrop of political intrigue and religious conflict. He is a devoted father to four children, two of whom become entangled in his relentless quest for power. His son Cesare evolves from a timid cardinal into a formidable military leader, while his daughter Lucrezia, both beautiful and cunning, becomes a key figure in the political landscape, entwined in complex relationships. As the Renaissance flourishes, the narrative features historical figures like Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Leonardo da Vinci, though they sometimes feel more like background characters. While the story may not delve deeply into the Borgias' psyche, it remains an energetic tale filled with enthusiasm for its characters and setting. Puzo's final work is a passionate tribute to a rich cultural legacy.

THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIME Thirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo's great American tale, The Godfather , was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in The Godfather Returns , acclaimed novelist Mark Winegardner continues the story-the years not covered in Puzo's bestselling book or in Francis Ford Coppola's classic films. It is 1955. Michael Corleone has won a bloody victory in the war among New York's crime families. Now he wants to consolidate his power, save his marriage, and take his family into legitimate businesses. To do so, he must confront his most dangerous adversary yet, Nick Geraci, a former boxer who worked his way through law school as a Corleone street enforcer, and who is every bit as deadly and cunning as Michael. Their personal cold war will run from 1955 to 1962, exerting immense influence on the lives of America's most powerful criminals and their loved ones, including Tom Hagen, the Corleone Family's lawyer and consigliere, who embarks on a political career in Nevada while trying to protect his brother; Francesca Corleone, daughter of Michael's late brother Sonny, who is suddenly learning her family's true history and faces a difficult choice; Don Louie Russo, head of the Chicago mob, who plays dumb but has wily ambitions for muscling in on the Corleones' territory; Peter Clemenza , the stalwart Corleone underboss, who knows more Family secrets than almost anyone; Ambassador M. Corbett Shea, a former Prohibition-era bootlegger and business ally of the Corleones', who wants to get his son elected to the presidency-and needs some help from his old friends; Johnny Fontane, the world's greatest saloon singer, who ascends to new heights as a recording artist, cozying up to Washington's power elite and maintaining a precarious relationship with notorious underworld figures; Kay Adams Corleone, who finally discovers the truth about her husband, Michael-and must decide what it means for their marriage and their children and Fredo Corleone, whose death has never been fully explained until now, and whose betrayal of the Family was part of a larger and more sinister chain of events. Sweeping from New York and Washington to Las Vegas and Cuba, The Godfather Returns is the spellbinding story of America's criminal underworld at mid-century and its intersection with the political, legal, and entertainment empires. Mark Winegardner brings an original voice and vision to Mario Puzo's mythic characters while creating several equally unforgettable characters of his own. The Godfather Returns stands on its own as a triumph-in a tale about what we love, yearn for, and sometimes have reason to fear . . . family. From the Hardcover edition.

El libro recorre parte de la vida de Lucía Santa en América, donde llega procedente de Italia después de casarse por poderes con un hombre al que no conoce. Se trata de una descripción de la vida de los inmigrantes italianos en Nueva York, donde buscan fortuna y salir de la pobreza que los atenaza y guía en sus decisiones diarias. La novela se centra en el personaje de una típica madre italiana de principios del siglo pasado, inspirada en la propia madre de Mario Puzo. En esta edición, La Mamma está acompañada de la novela más famosa de Puzo: "El Padrino".