概述
書名：The Godfather (教父)
作 者/Author: Mario Puzo（馬里奧·普佐） 著
出 版 社/Publisher: Penguin US
中文書名/Chinese Title: 教父
ISBN: 9780451167712
出版時間/Publication Date: 2004-10-05
版 次/Edition:
頁 數/Pages: 496
裝 幀/Format: 平裝
尺寸及重量/Dimensions & Weight:
紙 張/Paper: 膠版紙
正文語種/Language: 英文
編輯推薦 Editorial Reviews
《教父》是1969年美國出版的長篇小說，是美國出版史上的頭號暢銷書，曾連續70周排名暢銷榜，37年銷量達2000萬冊。早在七十年代初已拍成電影，發行世界各國，受到普遍歡迎，據小說改編的三部電影有兩部獲奧斯卡獎。《教父》的故事提供了某種根植於美國人心中的可怕的愉悅因素，使讀者近距離觀察到一個令人震顫的黑暗而暴力的非法階層，獻給讀者一場兇險生活方式的饗宴。黑幫故事的經典！
內容簡介 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，美國本部黑手黨柯里昂家族首領，“教父”維托·柯里昂為小女兒康妮舉行了盛大的婚禮。“教父”有三個兒子：暴躁好色的長子桑尼，懦弱的次子弗雷德和剛從二戰戰場回來的小兒子邁克。其中桑尼是“教父”的得力助手；而邁克雖然精明能幹，卻對家族的“事業”沒什麼興趣。
“教父”是黑手黨首領，常乾違法的勾當。但同時他也是許多弱小平民的保護神，深得人們愛戴。他還有一個準則就是決不販毒害人。為此他拒絕了毒梟索洛佐的要求，並因此激化了與紐約其它幾個黑手党家族的矛盾。聖誕前夕，索洛佐劫持了“教父”的養子、家族參謀顧問湯姆·黑根， 並派人暗殺“教父”。 這是教父一生中遭遇的第二次襲擊.第一襲擊在電影中只用幾句話就草草帶過,而在小說中卻是這樣敘述的:一個小刺客抱著必死的決心衝進教父的房子並向教父投出了炸彈,教父因此受了傷而那刺客也被亂槍打死.
作者簡介 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.
馬里奧·普佐（1920—1999），出生於紐約，第一代義大利裔美國人。二戰時加入美軍赴歐洲作戰，戰後進入哥倫比亞大學學習社會學。一九六三年成為自由撰稿人，著手創作有關西西里黑手黨的小說。一九六九年《教父》的出版，奠定了他在文壇的地位。他的其他作品，如《西西里人》和《拒絕作證》等也都登上了《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜。《家族》為其臨終遺作。
