标题：The Godfather （教父）
概述
书名：The Godfather (教父) 
作　　者/Author: Mario Puzo（马里奥·普佐） 著 
出  版  社/Publisher: Penguin US
中文书名/Chinese Title: 教父 
ISBN: 9780451167712 
出版时间/Publication Date: 2004-10-05 
版　　次/Edition: 
页　　数/Pages: 496 
装　　帧/Format: 平装 
尺寸及重量/Dimensions & Weight: 
纸　　张/Paper: 胶版纸 
正文语种/Language: 英文
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《教父》是1969年美国出版的长篇小说，是美国出版史上的头号畅销书，曾连续70周排名畅销榜，37年销量达2000万册。早在七十年代初已拍成电影，发行世界各国，受到普遍欢迎，据小说改编的三部电影有两部获奥斯卡奖。《教父》的故事提供了某种根植于美国人心中的可怕的愉悦因素，使读者近距离观察到一个令人震颤的黑暗而暴力的非法阶层，献给读者一场凶险生活方式的飨宴。黑帮故事的经典！ 
内容简介 Book Description
The Godfather is an extraordinary novel which has become a modern day classic. Puzo pulls us inside the violent society of the Mafia and its gang wars.The leader, Vito Corleone, is the Godfather. He is a benevolent despot who stops at nothing to gain and hold power. His command post is a fortress on Long Island from which he presides over a vast underground empire that includes the rackets, gambling, bookmaking, and unions. His influence runs through all levels of American society, from the cop on the beat to the nation's mighty.Mario Puzo, a master storyteller, introduces us to unforgettable characters, and the elements of this world explode to life in this violent and impassioned chronicle.
1945年夏天，美国本部黑手党柯里昂家族首领，“教父”维托·柯里昂为小女儿康妮举行了盛大的婚礼。“教父”有三个儿子：暴躁好色的长子桑尼，懦弱的次子弗雷德和刚从二战战场回来的小儿子迈克。其中桑尼是“教父”的得力助手；而迈克虽然精明能干，却对家族的“事业”没什么兴趣。 　　
“教父”是黑手党首领，常干违法的勾当。但同时他也是许多弱小平民的保护神，深得人们爱戴。他还有一个准则就是决不贩毒害人。为此他拒绝了毒枭索洛佐的要求，并因此激化了与纽约其它几个黑手党家族的矛盾。圣诞前夕，索洛佐劫持了“教父”的养子、家族参谋顾问汤姆·黑根， 并派人暗杀“教父”。 这是教父一生中遭遇的第二次袭击.第一袭击在电影中只用几句话就草草带过,而在小说中却是这样叙述的:一个小刺客抱着必死的决心冲进教父的房子并向教父投出了炸弹,教父因此受了伤而那刺客也被乱枪打死.
作者简介 About the Author
Name: Mario Puzo Biography Mario Puzo was born in New York and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University. His bestselling novel The Godfather, (1969) was preceded by two critically acclaimed novels, The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965). In 1978, he published Fools Die, followed by The Sicilian (1984), The Fourth K (1990), and the second installment in his Mafia trilogy, The Last Don (1996), which became an international bestseller and the highest-rated TV miniseries of 1997. Author biography courtesy of Random House, Inc. read more Name: Mario Puzo Date of Birth: October 15, 1920 Place of Birth: New York City Date of Death: July 2, 1999 Place of Death: Bay Shore, Long Island Education: Attended New York City's New School for Social Research and Columbia University Biography Mario Puzo was born in New York and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University. His bestselling novel The Godfather, (1969) was preceded by two critically acclaimed novels, The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965). In 1978, he published Fools Die, followed by The Sicilian (1984), The Fourth K (1990), and the second installment in his Mafia trilogy, The Last Don (1996), which became an international bestseller and the highest-rated TV miniseries of 1997. Author biography courtesy of Random House, Inc.
马里奥·普佐（1920—1999），出生于纽约，第一代意大利裔美国人。二战时加入美军赴欧洲作战，战后进入哥伦比亚大学学习社会学。一九六三年成为自由撰稿人，着手创作有关西西里黑手党的小说。一九六九年《教父》的出版，奠定了他在文坛的地位。他的其他作品，如《西西里人》和《拒绝作证》等也都登上了《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜。《家族》为其临终遗作。