Fortunate Pilgrim (“a minor classic” NY
Times) and
Dark Arena, brought him
critical acclaim,
but it was publication of The Godfather in March 1969, that
catapulted him into the front ranks of American authors.
Reviewers hailed the
book as “a staggering triumph”
(Saturday Review), “big, turbulent,
highly
entertaining”
(Newsweek), “remarkable”
(Look), “a voyeur’s dream, a skillful
fantasy of violent personal power” (New York
Times). Winning
readers by the
millions, it stayed at or near the top of the New York
Times bestseller
lists for
sixty-nine weeks.
Fools Die, Mario Puzo’s brilliant new novel about the feverish
world
of the big-time gambler, has been hailed as the publishing event of the
decade.
