The godfather.

Cycle of books; 1969-2012

Mario Puzo's novels, Edward Falco and Brand Winggarter about roots and laws of honor of Italian mafia, corruption, violence and noble gangster Done Korleon and his family.

The cycle includes books

Godfather (The godfather.; 1969)

"The Godfather" is a classic novel about the life of one of the powerful criminal syndicates of America - the mafia clan Don of Korleon. Written with amazing accuracy, it allows the reader without risk to look into the holy mafia.

Sicilian (The Sicilian.; 1984)

The novel "Sicilice" is considered to be a continuation of the "godfather" - after all, it tells about the fate of Michael, the youngest son of Don Korleon. This book about friendship and hostility, love and hatred, the Sicilian law of omers and endless vendette - problems that have always attracted the attention of Mario Puzo, a large connoisseur of human psychology, and in particular - the psychology of people who have switched the law.

Return of the shaft father (The Godfather Returns.; 2004)

1955 year. Michael Korleone has just won a difficult victory in the bloody war of five gangster families of New York. Now he is trying to strengthen his power, legalize business and save the family. To do this, he will have to defeat a worthy opponent - Nick Jerachi, former boxer and bouncer, and now - a graduate lawyer who is not inferior to him in cruelty and cunning ...

Revenge of the shaft father (THE GODFATHER "S REVENGE; 2006)

The beginning of the 60s of the XX century. As you know, the "goat of Nostra" without the slightest oscillations destroys those who get on her way. It can not even stop the fact that this time the President of the United States himself became this person. The situation is complicated by the fact that some of the family members of the president are closely related to another famous American family - Korleone ...

Family Corleone (The Family CorleOne; 2012)

This long-awaited novel is the history of the strengthening and elevation of the Korleone family, and the events in it are preceded by the novel "The Godfather". The book is facing both the legions of the fans of the famous Saga and to the new generation of readers who, without a doubt, will be interested in the work of Mario Puzo.

New York, 1933 year. The city, like the whole country, is sinking in the bunch of great depression. For criminal clans, the time of prosperity is erected: the "dry law" will soon be canceled, and they will not get along in the same city; At the top there should be someone alone. Vito Korleon foresides all this and is preparing for a big war. And now he, more than ever, worrying for his family. His younger children are Michael, Fredo and Connie - still go to school, and the eldest - 17-year-old Sonny - works in the car repair shop. But he has long been dreaming about to join the "case" of the Father and also become Gangster. And begins to act - as always, hot and thoughtlessly ...

You can easily argue about what is better - a book or a film, and everyone, almost certainly, will remain with her opinion. As a person, with pleasure passed through the novel Mario Puzo. Already after repeated viewing of the film, I can only express admiration for the literary original. Beyond doubt and in the film and in the literature and earlier were bright significant epic about the criminal world and italian mafia in particular. The author, perhaps, managed to withdraw the emotional identification of the reader and heroes to a qualitatively new level. Even characters, not always prescribed with the necessary scrupulousness, in the context of the events described, cause live interest. I want to add that the plot of the film is quite precisely follows the letter of the original, somewhere cutting it, and somewhere bringing very successful, as time has shown, adjustments. Although for recreation, I planned the original Puzo in English, did not find it at a fair price in the printed version and once again enjoyed the version in Translated (Sychev, Zabelin).

Although Mario Puzo. Having pleased millions of readers around the world by several more bright novels about organized crime (the last Don, Omerta), it was the story about the Korleone family. One of the collateral of the success of literary works is the moment when the reader begins to identify himself with heroes on the pages. It is noteworthy that almost all Godfather heroes, one way or another, are criminals, with the exception of female, children. The author dips us to the Out of the criminal empire, driven by centuries-old traditions, the struggle for the place under the sun and the American lifestyle, the desire to protect their family. Animal competition and natural selection allowed Vito Korleone to become one of the most influential figures of the United States. There is a reasonable question, as you can empathize criminals, mafia, killers, false witnesses. It's all about the unique backstage world, reminiscent of the court intrigues of Dumas and Dryon, who breaks out the average of its familiar among habitats, offering to become a silent member of something significant. Puzo skillfully pursues our subconscious interest to people who, let and criminal means, were able to dive reality for themselves.

Differences from the book

In the book, Amerigo Bonazer received an audience at Dona emphasized the last, since Vito Korleon was coldly referred to the disrespectfulness of the Ultimate, whose daughter was the gardens of the wife of Don.

So Hengen According to the book of 35 years in the spring of 1945, like Sonny. His past is significantly complemented. If in the film everything is presented in such a way that Sonny found a little boy on the street, Puzo did not have one year old and already friends for about a year, at the time when Tom became the orphan. Among other things, the novel is given the importance of the appointment of the Consillery Hegen at Don Korleon. According to the traditions of Italian mafia, only purebred siclian can be an adviser to the head of the family. By the way, a trip to Hollywood to the Shishka producer became the first important assignment of this in the new post.

The film is significantly reduced by the line of the former Advisor Don, Jenko Abbandando, which, after twenty years of faithful service, the adviser to the family of Corleone and many years of illness, is on mortal app. Don Vito takes three sons and even Johnny Fontaine to the hospital, right after the wedding daughter, and they all give the respect for the former consilers. By the screenings, we remember the guy and the shop of his father, as well as the first steps in the business with the import of olive oil, which was named Jenko.

Jack Wallace who became a stumbling block in Johnny Fontaine's career in 1945, there were broader communication in the book than he was voiced in the film. It is emphasized by his important post of assistant to the US President for Military Propaganda, as well as acquaintance with the director of the FBI Edgar Goover. At the same time, Puzo and the conversation with Hygen came out longer and meaningful. Tom hinted on possible problems with the trade union, and, on the other hand, for possible support in financing the very film where Fontein could play.

In the original immediately after the attempt on the Father, Sunny was seriously thought of who from the nearest environment I can betray the family. Since he immediately contributed to his black list of the driver and bodyguard Paolo, a man Clementsy, then the fat capo fell under suspicion. He used to charge himself for the guy, having put forward him to one of the most important posts, and possessed the necessary power to contribute to the coup from the inside. Sunny through his connections asked to check the calls of both over the past months. With Clemenza, everything turned out to be okay - nothing suspicious, but Paolo called several times from the phone of the machine opposite one of the buildings of Don, including right on the eve of the attempt.

The character Paolo Gatto Significantly simplified in the adaptation. He was not only a driver and bodyguard, but one of the proxies of Peter Clemenets, who was not so easy to choose a replacement (which after became Rocco Lampone). A twenty-sest guy was in submission of family fighters and was quite ambitious, in terms of promotion on the hierarchy. It was him Klementz rearmed to find two reliable people who can figure out the bones of the daughter's bonuses and not overdo it.

When Michael came to the hospital and did not find a guard from his father, and after an unpleasant meeting with the police and captain of McCloski, Clementans and his lawyer arrived to help him, and not Tom Hagen. Although the essence remained the same - the officer was put before the fact that private detectives had arrived with a permit for weapons wearing, and Michael should be released.

Book Johnny Fontein It is paid much more attention - entire parts of chapters and even one completely. His unsuccessful connection with a Hollywood girl reveals, which does not put a former star in anything. There is a whole line with former wife and children. Also, in addition to the guarantee of the role in a promising film, Don Korleon later decided to take care of Johnny to receive an Oscar Award, despite opposition to the same producer Jack Wallez.

The line with the elimination of Michael Turk Solozzo and the sales captain McCloskka is slightly different in two versions. In Puzo, the driver of an inconspicuous car, which brought the appointed place of the son of Don, and after he took him, the old man Tesseso himself volunteered. Inside the restaurant Azure Moon The Bronx had at least one person Solozzzo, who gave to understand his chief that the toilet was checked, and after the shots he showed empty hands and removed from what was happening.

The chronology of events and biography of heroes is noticeably different in the book and screen versions. Puzo is small Vito andolini It was forced to go to the United States at twelve years, and not nine. In addition, the line with the murder of the mother and the future revenge of some Sicilian Don Chico has already been added to the adaptation. In the book, the mother intentionally sent her son to distant relatives by the name of Abandando, with the son of which they will become best friends. Already eighteen married a girl from Italy Carmel, who was sixteen. Two years later, then twenty, the firstborn Sanny was born. Five years later, a boy Fredo appeared. When Sunny was twelve, that is, in 1922, he led his friend's Tom Hegen's home, his one year old. In 1945, both of them are already thirty-five years old, that is, more noticeably more than in films. I was simply surprised by the lack of a book biography and chronology on the net - everywhere already adaptation on films. So I will give what we can find out specifically from the text of the original.

1890 - Vito Andolini was born in the town of Korleon

1902 - After the brutal murder of the father, sent by the mother in the United States

1908 - marries beautiful and household Italian Carmel

1910 - The family appears firstborn Santino

1915 - The second child is born in the family - Frederico boy

1919 - Vito gets rid of the local extortionist of Fanucci and, together with friends, takes control over the area.

1933-1935 G.G. - The war of the Korleone family with one of the main criminal authorities in New York and the country - Maranges. After the victory, the Don submaps the gambling business.

In the original, the circumstances of the elimination of fanucci differ from the subsequent adaptation. Vito got out of his own house on the roofs, but, coming to the area where the victim lived, went down to a deserted street, switched to her and hid at the entrance immediately. In the film he fell into a residential house from the roof and met the extortioner at the door of the house. Puzo explained the circumstances of the street desert and indifference, which was shown to the locals who had occurred, who did not want to even cause the police, as they themselves were not in friendship with the law. Also, Sunny years later admitted that he traveled behind his father and witnessed the massacre.

"Coppola completely lowered the Dr. Julius, who became a new boyfriend Lucy Mancini, after the murder of Sunny. He also helped Johnny Fontaine with his voice with his voice, advising the operation.

- Puzo pays decent attention to the Bokokchio family, which has been respected among American criminal organizations. A rather closed community, where close blood bonds ensured the purity of the family. They earned their reputation, in particular, as mediators in solving business issues between New York families. They left their hostage from Clementsy, during the meeting of Michael with Solozzo. If Korleon caused harm, a member of the Bokichcio family would be killed, and they would not stop before the fulfillment of blood revenge. After the murder of Sunny, the strengthened Don convened the Council of all major families. The opponents feared the violence, but the involvement of the Korleon of the Bokichcio family, as intermediaries, slowed down.

- In the film as such a serious war between families, we never saw. Michael Clemenza says about the upcoming difficulties, Sunny reports about hundreds of fighters on the streets that Bruno Tatatawa and Solozzzo track, but bloodshed do not show. In the book, five families really fell against Korleon. The interests were mutually infrounded, found dead people, sophisticated the spheres of influence, trade union strikes were arranged, problems with the police.

- The return of Michael Korleon to the United States in the adaptation passed without roughness - the strong word of his father about the efforts undertaken. In the original, the police so simply did not cite from the case of the massacre over Solozzo and especially their captain. Newspaper articles affected what is happening, but detectives responded to witnesses, including the scene with the arrival in native city Kay Adams, looking for evidence. Don I was looking for a suitable solution for a long time, and in the end, again, the family of Bokichchio reversed. One of her members was already sentenced to an electric chair for three murders and took over to the Solozzo and McCloski, in exchange for a lifelong concern for his family. And even after the return of Michael, the maximum security measures were taken, including from a police disgrace.

- In the original, the meeting of Michael and Kay after his return to the States passed under other circumstances. The girl learned from Mom Korleone on the phone that the son is already as half a year at home and came to them in Log Beach. There in the kitchen, they moved, for the first time in three years. Also before the decision to tie myself with the bings of marriage, a partly of a frank conversation took place, where the future young don said that she takes the business of the family in his hands that his father was always a businessman that Michael himself wants another future for his children, and that Kay can become a widow at any time.

- Puzo Tesseio offered his new Don meeting from Barzini after the funeral of the Father, and not at the funeral, as shown in the film.

- Moe Green, whose murder at Coppola took place on one day, with the settlement of other family affairs, as part of a large plan. In the book, they dealt with him a little earlier, and not at the massage session in the eye, and in the luxurious Hollywood mansion of his mistress - famous movie star.

- During the settlement of the family's affairs, in the novel, among the chapters of New York families, only Philip Tatatia (from the pistol, and not a machine, four shots, but also in bed with a young girl) and Barzini were also eliminated. The rest of the Donons were impressed with the earned and steel on the side of the Corleon family, re-consolidating strength. As for the two families themselves, their remaining leaders, in particular the captains, even fully swore. Together with the detachments, on loyalty to yesterday's enemies.

- In the book, almost at the very end, there was a scene of revelations between Tom Heigen and Kay Adams. She realized that her husband lied to her, and that he is a killer and gangster. Moreover, recently she hit Catholicism, and went to church every day. Volume is not directly, but confirmed that the rice of the hands of the family was confirmed. At the same time, he convinced the girl that she should come back what happened.

- In the text, Don Vito Korleon also moved into a different world in his own garden, but not during the game with grandson - he found a dying grandfather after the fall, when he ran into the garden. Father quickly turned out to be Michael, and the dying Don told the phrase: how good is to live.

- In the book, the Luchi Braii is paid much more attention - it is also remembered in conversations, even after death. At Sicily, Michael learns from the former hanging, who lived a quarter of a century ago in the USA, that Luca order to kill his own child, a newborn from the Irish prostitute.

Cult halo film design

Although now I would not say that everything, from Mala to Great, are familiar with the most famous and recognizable films about organized crime, another 10 years ago, to a new turn in the development of Marvel, Disney and Pixar, in my surrounding it was difficult to find a teenager which at least did not hear the cherished combination of the "Godfather". Part of potential spectators, and this applies not only to the cult work Coppola, has always been filmed from one mention of a three-hour duration - I know a dozen bright examples And I always gave me such an unjustified prejudice. In this particular case, the saturation of the plot is in interesting moments in many times superior to fears.

Speaking about such a flexible, in fact, the concept, as a cult status, we usually mean the formation of a certain subculture from millions of fans, as well as the enviable number of mentioning specific artistic creation. No need to tie your life with cinema to state the fact that forty small yearsThe film Coppola received some incredible number of mentions and quotations, and these borrowings almost immediately went beyond the framework of a separate genre or cinema as a social phenomenon. Even Robert de Niro, later, who gave a lion's share of charm of the second part, in my memory took part in at least two pictures, parody scenes from the godfather. In "Analyzing this", the citation of the original film 1972 was a certain leitmotif, largely due to which the money and audience sympathy was collected. And one of the most recognizable scenes in the movie was in comedy updated. The "Little Facek" also did not miss the opportunity to reconnect over the express seriousness of the work of Puzo and the on-screen version of Francis Ford Coppola.

For dozens of years who have passed since the epoch procession of the "Cross Father" in cinemas, the film literally disassembled quotes and individual scenes that can often be found in of different kind Subjective topics and collections of films: the most recognizable expressions, heroes and anti-heroes, dialogues and scenes, the best screening. In other words, the ignoring of this picture is unwrittenly considered a bad tone. If you do not go to extremes, I was always interested, with all endless excuses that people find, justifying their laziness and misinterpretation, as it may not arise, for many years of life, interest in similar work in the cinema - at least on the grounds, that the environment and now the Internet, almost obsessively push the action. Of course, it is impossible to insult people and count and hang a meaningful label of ignorance - better accessible to understandable arguments to draw a person's attention to the film.

The factor that successfully secured the film Coppils in the long run is a practically a unique example of successful sequelization. Wide-known countless comparisons of two parts, a dispute about the choice of the best and admiration. Thus, the action on the screen unfolds for three hours, and the told story continues to live and develop - first in your head, pulling the thread of emotions, and then goes beyond the movie genre in great light. It becomes sometimes bizarre variations and continues to maintain the strongest spectators, and just inhorem.

Let's turn to four, usually bring me, ratings:

As you can see, evaluating critics, and the recognition of hundreds of thousands of viewers speaks themselves and in this case, which is interesting, skeptics are difficult to refer to the subjectivity of each individual person - in most cases, the active people of cinema sphere, they also pushing the need to meet the film. To the aforementioned theses of references in culture, I will add that the success of the film has become largely determining for paintings similar subjects. The work of Coppole was inspired and tens of directors and cinema figures, technical specialists and screenwriters are inspired. Of the pleasant exceptions from the rule of the older brother, it is possible to remember that Martin Scorsese, who found, although not under the influence of the godfather, his way in the gangster cinema and in this new direction became the same revered cult creator.

Note. In 2006, for about a week, he got acquainted with the game adaptation of the film from the Giant Commerce Electronic Arts - The Godfather: The Game.It was definitely interesting to plunge into the revived world of cult history and, despite the absolutely passing plot, closely tied on the original film, I can experience an interesting experience. Today the game will definitely not seem worthy of time, but nine years ago with intrigue watched the extended variants of famous scenes. As an insignificant member of the Korleone grouping, it was necessary, among other things, to deliver the wounded Don to the hospital, to bring off the attack of the murderers, put a gun for Michael to the restaurant, cut off and deliver the horse's head to the producer. But the rest of the process in the open world, being a pathetic like GTA, was reduced to the destruction of fighters of other families, and in some unimaginable, with a bill for hundreds, quantities. In the game menu, as I remember now, as you have been able to open video from the original film, some actors as James Kaan were invited for voice acting, Robert Dulval, Ayb Vigoda (Tesseio) and even Marlon Brando (who had managed to voice the part of the text before the death , due to poor quality, in view of the illness of the star, I had to renovate with the help of a hired actor).

Read was long ago, - naturally, after the great film Coppola. He readily readily and for a long time, "inside" several other books were read. And on reading, only surprise was left - as Coppola is able to do from anything to do a candy (another such case in his career - "Dracula"): Throughout the reading there was a taste of soap, because it is written so badly "boulevard" language (more indisposed from bestselleremmers Americans wrote only Sydney Sheldon, and from the British - Arthur Haley), which is generally incomprehensible, as it is possible not to be called a masterpiece, but a bestseller to do ... however, the bestsellers become exactly the book written by the "soap" language. I suspect that here the problem is not in translations, as the respected bladeness indicates, and in the talent language of the primary source.

About the genre: Of course, on the surface it is a criminal novel (with elements of family saga). In fact, a certain attempt is not that "romanticize", but to mix with mud and put up with the elaboration of the people of traditional society with the finishes: "I poned here" - and still the laws are installed! All bellows - Vito, Michael, Sunny and Others - and not sorry for everyone! (In the "Crasst Father", the song of the cord - "no one sorry for anyone!") From the tired book, Puzo did a powerful bestseller (all his other books were not failed, then they didn't get such a resonance in the USA), the film was removed after a couple years after the release of the book (not such a frequent case in American literature) - P.Ch. We have flown out already on the moon, and here some flashers set their medieval laws! Puzo and Coppola (he, unlike Puzo - Talented), worked out a social order for a full coil. And maybe someone doubts that, for example, that the number of murders per capita in the United States are at times (if not an order of magnitude) less than in Russia? Or is that all these "romance from a big road" regularly get there the only thing that deserved is an electric chair (or on an extremely lifetime)? (Unlike our unhappy homeland). So no romance is pure American pragmatism: made, got, lay down. The gangsters were urinary, and we will wet - not in the sorter, but in books and in films - it is necessary (from the latter - the excellent example of the "clan soprano" - such a carnival of freaks have not had to see such a carnival).

Rating: 6.

"First Don", "Last Don", "Siclian", another couple of Puzo's novels, whose titles do not remember ...

I read them only from the pitue - I could not believe that the author of the "shaft father" can write badly. In vain I could not believe - the operation of the topic for the benefit did not go.

However, the Kretny Father himself is a undoubted masterpiece. And not because of violence, not because of shooting, torture, vendette and gallot, which in the text is enough. A - due to the gallery of characters.

People Goat Nostry - Living on our own, in cruel law.

These laws make them other, not as all, not as we. And none of them is not a leafy villain, what is customary to draw people on the other side of the law. Or, rather, it was taken in times when the "gentle father" was written.

Don Vito Korleon, his son Sonny, Freddie and Michael - His Counselor-Consigliti Irelander Tom, Primitive Luke Brazzi, Bodyguards, His debtors and his enemies, their wives, mistresses, friends and partners - dozens of heroes, and each of them - Personality. Each has its own character, its own (as a rule, criminal) past, its own logic and its goals.

They are not moral freaks, not cold swelling maniacs. They are people living in other alternative laws. Where there is your friendship, your own enmity, your concepts of honor, about loyalty and betrayal. Where violent death is part of life, standing for everyone behind his back.

Michael Korleon is the only chickher to which the author clearly sympathizes. Not like the brothers, not like a father, not like the militants surrounding him since childhood. Unwilling to live according to the laws of the Mafia. And - forced to live on them.

The laws of the nostry goat inexorably break Michael and make mafia from it. And the murderer, moreover, the killer is cold-blooded and exhausted. And at the same time...

Rating: 10.

Amazing book and amazing film with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. By the way, no one appreciates the third series - but the generation, formerly not a witness to the murder of Pope John Paul I, will appreciate this part - and the heart Schemit, that there is only a movie here, but in fact there is no novel. However, it categorically disagrees with the fact that the genre of the book is "realism". This is romanticism of pure water ... and the highest sample. Puzo himself confessed that he had never heard about such gangstera-Robin-Hoods, just read that something. It would be possible to write a lot, but who did not see the film - better in the directorial version of 1992, but it is possible to read the book in the classic one, and it is not necessary to read the book, and it does not believe that the one who read the book, but did not see the film - estimate.

Only not need conversations about realism. And that and the "Rob Roy" will be the top of realism.

Rating: 10.

The greatest work about life on the other side of the law. Roman is read in one breath. All characters are so real that it seems that the whole story is not a brilliant fiction, but the true truth.

Mario Puzo spent a lot of time, studying Italian and, in particular, the Sicilian mafia that, of course, helped him create this masterpiece of world literature.

Be sure to read!

Rating: 10.

No, the novel is good, but, God, how much is unnecessary, how many "unnecessary" characters, dialogues, integer plot lines! Trying to grasp for something real, such that can be reached out of book pages. Sometimes it would be even as if it turns out. It seems that the spicy Sicilian air breathed in full breasts, saw the smile of an old day with his own eyes ... And then the magic disappears somewhere. The author is "descending" to the level of the life level of raspberry jackets, because of what the book in one moment fits. I do not want to believe more in the noble feelings of cynical mafiosi, their dedication to the family case. Monumentality is lost and it is already difficult to call the book with a pillar of the Gangster genre.

It is even harder to believe in the assurance of the author about the highest degree of justice in the circle of the nostry goat. The first association - from the domestic spill of the fraternity, living "according to the concepts". Association, you know, not the most positive. It is better for any legislation of the Russian Federation. I admit that, let's say, the European reader will never come to the head of such thoughts, because of their 90s passed many and many generations earlier. Nevertheless, personally, I could not perceive the promise of Puzo and all these "our laws" caused only irritation.

By the way, the film of such emotions did not bother. Perhaps because Koppol has much better to withstand the desired tonality throughout the story. Tonal fairy tale, legends, epic. The great director presented banal disassembly of this epic battle; He succeeded at nine hours of airtime, wrap the universe in such a way that the gangsters of a gangster world turned out to be the center of the Universe. Here, look! Real people, real actions. Great tragedies, accomplishments ... Squeezed at another grouping gambling business in Bronx. Proceedings, aha.

Puzo also tried to romantize the Sicilian mafia. It turned out somehow bedpot. I admit that the author tried to write a pathetic-fabulous, in general, a story, with the realism (intersectar plot, real prototypes of heroes) and could not organically combine the two of these starts in his brainchild.

However, the book has a number of indisputable advantages. Of course, it is high quality. It is not inferior to any other novel of such a variety charismatic character and tuning the plot. In addition, he has a "bonus" trump card on the hands of Don Vito Carleone. That's where the film was unable to reach the book. It is extremely convincingly shown as Don conquers the location of people, all the dialogues of Vito and partners, or those who ask for a psychological plan are worked out to the smallest detail, they are difficult to find unatable, artificial. For the first time I realized what Omerta is, a pie handpiece, an entity that often connects the stronger of relations or friendship.

Rating: 7.

Young Michael Korleon appears at the wedding of his sister. It - white crow Among the members of their family are the families of the Great Mafiosi Don Korleon. He refused his father's guardianship, he went to war, he became a hero, he is good, he is honest, he is caring ... And it is him destined to head the family.

No book about mafia is better than the "godfather". First of all, because this work is not so much about mafia, how many people. About people of good and bad, wise and insane, strengths and weaknesses - about people changing. Magnificently prescribed characters, an excellent plot, wicked for quotes of dialogues, a subtle feeling of the era - all this makes the novel in unique.

This book should read each.

Rating: 10.

Roman Mario Puzo "The Cross Father" is rightfully considered the most prominent and significant work that the mafia is dominant. And that's what is the most interesting, it seems that, the designation is "Mafia". However, on how deep and extensive themes argues the author, revealing this concept.

In this book, Mario Puezo, as part of one only earlier, I have already written a dialogue about such things as a family as a friendship, like a betrayal like a love, as a passion, how glory, how to break, how to rebirth As greed like an abomination, like cruelty, like atonement, as the last measure and the only exit - this is all only a part of that layer, which lights, let's say, the author. Moreover, it is impossible to declare that Puzo turns out to fully deploy the informational groundnoid, to sewer to study each of those soils on which it works in this book. It is not true. It partly affects many topics, be working with quite primitive, but therefore understandable examples and situations. And therefore the reader is so clearly aware of what is happening, so competently monitors the story - the story itself is supplied competently. Therefore, the world created by the author falls uncomplicated and as if relatives: you delve very quickly and in the future I do not want to be released from its shackles. He, the world, attractive due to the one romantic image of mafiosa, which first of all appreciates its family and the sustainability of its own life, which is to take care of that Mirka, in which he lives extremely scrupulously and with incredible liability. In this world, the reader and writer invites this world, and in view of the previously mentioned stability of this world from it and, I repeat, I do not want to "get out". However, at the same time, Puzo with small plugs reminds us of what people we read: the lives of people who dared to gloach to the harbor of Don Korleon, the fear of those who have accounted for a garbage of mafia family, indifference to themselves, with which they are preferring people like careless And benevolent, but still, what constantly and hints the author, criminal essence.

This work is not like that with the text, with the reader itself is not very common, for it provides some space to curb text as a product of literature, which will appeal to those who in the romanticization of mafia images will see the Snake Snake, as well as for those who are Narrow in the opposite. Well, of course, do not forget about people who will be brought primarily a multilayer plot, where the topic of rebirth is becoming at the head of the corner, as I have already written before, re-education. In good or in a bad side - this is to solve the reader itself depending on his tastes.

And on these very tastes, the curious moment appears again, for the Creator in this book combed the dominant principles, such a mafia cliché, presented them in a very competent and professionally distributed form, at the same time independently recognizing that all this he learned from other creations to similar Topic. That is, the author himself initially performed as a porter of a similar product, which, after identifying the best components, condoled them and did something that excites the minds of the same consumables so far. For such a sample, for such an approach to its design, in general, for such a story and such a memorable atmosphere, Mario Puzo wants only to thank, at the same time advising this creation and other people.

Rating: 9.

I will start with the fact that I first looked at the film, and then after a year later I read the book. And he was surprised that the creators of the film were able to reliably convey such a beautiful work without unnecessary changes. I almost looked at the movie again, right the word in the word everything was reliably repeated and I immediately seemed to picture from the screen. It was nice to me that the director did not go along the path of deviation from the script of the book and did not begin to invent something his following on the occasion of the greedy companies and producers. Beautiful book and no less beautiful screening of classics for all times.

Rating: 9.

The book is gorgeous. He read after watching the film (which I liked) and liked much more. If the mafia is romanticized in the film, then its backwater is well shown in the book. They are all killers, gangsters, nationalists. If someone is killed, then with a rare exception to attacking from around the corner, several per one. But, first of all strong people With a strong character, which is not alien to nothing human. A certain romanticization of the honor of Sicilian bandits is certainly present, but without care to a tale completely cut off from reality.

Magnificently shown how mafiosi becomes and why it is to the mafia go for help Simple Italians.

The transition of Mila, the American Patriot by the volunteer who went to war and understood that the gang of his father is harming the country to this very gang.

Rating: 10.

My favorite book. Enchantingly, madly exciting. I bought a book and read it on one day, "talked", "digest" and was impressed for a long time. I am a fan of Creativity Puzo and all mario novels this is something fantastic. The author so really handed over the characters characteristics, the atmosphere, those experiences that read, you just immerse yourself in this atmosphere and do not want to get out of it. Read on one breath. Mario Puzo - Genius. And every of his creation is excellent.

Rating: 10.

One of the few books that you want to reread.

Rating: No

I read the book in the youthful age, in the early 90s, first in the library, then I bought in the collection in a collection with Sicilian, and reread again. I remember how transfers changed, for example, in the first version were bills - for example, there was no episode where Sonny's wife shares their impressions about the lovingness of the spouse. But most interesting factthat the first official translation in the USSR was in the Ukrainian language, as well as in 1973, called the "Katko Katko" and was accompanied by comments by the Militia General. Why such outstanding literary work was closed from the Russian reader, it is not clear, maybe from commercial considerations, so as not to pay for authorship, maybe because of the stupidity associated with the decomposition of the most progressive slave-owned building of the twentieth century, but the fact remains the fact - the book came On the ruins of the USSR simultaneously with the film. As a result, instead of the positive educational role of the book, the people in all the people received a romanticized gangster saga, and many citizens perceived the film as an instruction and a life plan. But from the book it is not at all! Let the image of Vito Andolini, who took the alias of the Corleon in honor of his native town, and romanticized, but the essence of the mafia lifestyle Puzo reflected clearly with Michael Heigene's wife Michael Korleon, which single peopleWho this new mafia chapter does not cause evil, this is his wife and children. That is, mafiosis is a universal enemy, and of course everything around is his enemies, and the more his influence, the more evil from him and the more enemies. In general, the book remains relevant and quite in demand, the novel is the classic of world literature.

This is my first acquaintance experience with works about the mafia. Therefore, it's nothing to compare, so everything is new, fresh, interesting. But that is very striking, it is a strongly romanticized, the brighted image of the mafia, at least given a particular family. In adolescent years, it would not take my eyes at all, of course. I would assign it to the category of novels for the youth. The characters are very interesting, but strongly idealized. As if they took a person and highlighted the searchlight only individual features. Undoubtedly, the most significant. Only this is no longer a person turns out. It is wonderful to read about smart, strong, proud, bold people who can go against the law and risk a life that love their relatives and ready for everything for them. And murders, drugs, gambling? Well, to do, they and mafia. Here is a paradox. It happens when you write about the criminal world in a romantic style.

The book is interesting and read in one breath. Pleasant leisure !!

Rating: 8.

Mario Puzo

Dedicated to Anthony Clip

© Kan M.I., translation into Russian, preface. Heirs, 2016.

© Edition in Russian, Design. LLC "Publisher E", 2016

How could it happen that Roman Mario Puzo "The Great Father", which, it would seem, in all the laws of the genre's place in a small-scale company of semi-democracy gangster day, got into the treasury of world literature?

Much explains the fact that this is a very talented book - reading from which it is difficult to tear off. Much, but not all. Talent, in essence, is not subject to analysis, attempts to "turn harmony algebra" are obviously unproductive. Just as an actor is inherent in some difficult definition, although instantly recognizable "Star" quality, and the "crossed father" are peculiar to the undoubted features of the superhower for all times - works, without which that neither say, the history of world literature of the twentieth century would be incomplete .

In the strict sense, this book is not a gangster romance, rather - saga on the emergence and dynamics of the typical phenomenon, suffering, however, on the American soil from Sicily, but not only with its ethnic carriers, Sicilian immigrants, and now become regrettable inalienable part of contemporary being Almost all the land. The theme itself is thus belonging to the discharge of non-random and pressing.

No wonder there was a nominal thieves of the "Great Father" and entered the Russian language of the word "disassembly", "to figure out" in the particular sense, what the hero gives the hero of this book - the same as his sending "to make someone's sentence, from which will not be able to refuse. " All this is evidence of an accurate hit, the error of the copyright.

Cruel, tough, unpleasant places - this is its subject, - this book, with naturalistically detailed scenes of violence and nude erotic, is different, with simplicity, and even poverty of expressive means, increasing fascination, not too cunning plot. And the point here is not in the gangster "exploits": the basis of this voltage is a psychological drama, human destinies. The inexpressive attractiveness of the head of the heading clan Don of Korleon is not only not so much in the charm of a strong leader, but mainly - in his human qualities, in the warmth and psychological subtlety of his approach to people, in ambiguity alone, seemingly figures.

It is not by chance that the mafia clans refer to families, and their leaders - the godfathers. Personal relations within criminal groups, in the form, as M. Puzo draws, resemble related; Don Korleone, recruiting himself approximate, conquers hearts.

Not surface entertainment of the thriller is the feature of the "godfather". Gangster business for his heroes - ordinary people exposed to all human assackers, sorrows and disadvantages and not alien to other human advantages - a serious, solid matter, work, and to do it on the American land of Sicilians forced, according to the author, not personal preference, But the power of the circumstances, the logic of the competitive struggle, the pressure of society. It is it, in his opinion, forces the sucked Sicilians to build their own closed, the criminal world in which the laws act in their own way and fair. The writer constantly compares the various establishments of external, legal and countersight, outstanding societies, as if weighing them on the scales of impartiality - sometimes the bowl is inclined in favor of the latter.

The state wisdom with which the leader of Mafia Don Corleon rules its empire, is beneficial from the full imperfections of the official justice system. The system created by the mafia, no matter how paradoxically, is less prone to corruption: payment here is more consistent with merit.

Not alone villains and geeks sees in this criminal world M. Puzo, but, completely, there are near, bright, energetic, non-hearth people committed by patriarchal family Traditions, Friendship Uzam, a peculiar Code of honor. In the language that his heroes express themselves, there is no trace of Blunt Jarnight. (The peculiarity of their speech is a special luck of the author. In some incomprehensible way, their American speech retains the detailed speech of recent residents of the European province, the old-fashioned syllable of the Sicilian peasants is felt in the speech of these new Americans, especially those who, as the main hero of the book, belongs to the elder generation .)

People who rule the world of mafia, which we see it on the pages of the novel, can safely fall in wisdom and inspirement with government husbands. The picture of the All-American Congress of Mafia Syndicates looks impressive as an international conference; The term "goat of Nostra", "our business", minted by Don Corleon, today the same part real lifeAs once found by Winston Churchill The term "iron curtain". "Disassembly" occurring at the congress - not a petty gnawing of security forces, but a subtle diplomacy, frighteningly similar to essential details for steps of legitimate high policies.

Cardicity of relationships, understanding of human properties, the value of such categories as respect, and not only cunning, exemption and merciless are distinguished by the characters of the Great Father. Kaleidoscope characters presents the reader to the panorama of Sicilian and American reality in the historical perspective. Before us, essentially, eternal problems: love and death, wealth and poverty, loyalty and treachery, mind and recklessness. Those the most that classic literature are engaged. This wonderful book belongs to it - this is the answer to the question specified in the first phrase.

M. Kan.

For every big condition lies a crime.

Amerigo Bonazer was sitting in the third branch of the Criminal Court of New York, waiting for justice and retribution will fall on the offender heads, who so brutally drew his daughter and tried to overthrow.

The judge, an impressive, important, supported the sleeves of his black mantle, as if reimbrangering personally to divide with two junters, standing in front of the judicial table. His heavy face froze in arrogant contempt. And yet it swayed in all of this some falsehood, Amerigo Bonazer shyly her by church, although he still could not comprehend what was the matter.

"You entered as the last scum," the judge said sharply.

Yes, thought Amerigo Bonazer, yes, it is. Cattle. Animals. Yunsha - glossy chapelurs fashionably trimmed, on the washed, smooth faces, lean humility - repeatedly poured heads.

The judge continued:

- You behaved like animals in the forest - your happiness that you failed to escape a poor girl, I would not send you for the bars for twenty years. - He stood a pause, fell like a lady with a stern elastic eyebrows on the spark-bloodless face of Amerigo Bonazera, bent down to the table with a constituent of court decisions. Then he frowned even more, shrugged, no matter how overcoming the natural anger in the face of necessity, and finished: - However, taking into account your age, your non-stained reputation and the good name of your parents, and also considering that the law, in the inener wisdom His, does not call us to revenge, I deny each of you to three years in prison. Conditionally.

Only a forty-year-old professional habit of managing his facial expression gave the strength of Bonaser's burner to hide the tide of indignation and malice. His daughter, young, pretty, still lies in the hospital with a broken jaw, and this cattle, this Animales, allow for a walk to freedom? So, in front of him broke a comedy. He watched the shining parents with a close bunch near their beloved Chad. Still not shine them, they have something to rejoice.

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Phenomenal.

Phenomenon number 1.
On the calendar on December 31. Someone hurries home from work, someone cuts salads, someone is going to visit, and I sit and read the "godfather". I have only a few hours left to fulfill the book in 2014. I hurry. Partly because for several years already started a tradition New Year Meet a new book. Partly because the book is incredibly interesting. TV is silent. I do not watch your favorite soviet movies, I do not watch the pussy modern. I am reading. I just can't break away. How did I manage to live to my years so dense that I knew about the "cross father" and Done Korleon exclusively at first? Something there about horsepower, "goat Nostra" and "to fall on the mattress". Even the film did not see.

Phenomenon number 2.
How to explain the popularity of similar topics from a peaceful population? I perfectly remember the first show of the brigade. They watched everything from pensioners to schoolchildren. In the interruptions between lectures only and conversations were about Sasha white. Korleone is not Robin Hood. I can assume that power and mind have a huge attraction. And aesthetics. Need to admit that sicilian mafia It has its own style, even the gloss. Dear costumes, cigars and hats are not britched britheads.

Phenomenon number 3.
With all my neutrality in relation to the heroes, their lives and deaths (more than once, and not two remembered the song of the cord "No one") I can say that this novel is one of the most interesting things that I happened to read in the outgoing year. The stories "Patzan to success walked" a lot. But this novel is more. This is a historic cut. Visual manuals of how the people from the tiny Sicily got around with fire and sword so powerful that he could have been able to undermine themselves half of the business in America. All this was very informative. I was looking for a Hollywood inside from Bukovsky, and found it here. Not surprising. Everywhere where big grandmothers are spinning, you can find people to Corleon. By the way, it is very strange that the topic of sports is completely not affected. Perhaps in those days it was not so corrupt. Unlike system. Justice and justice. Law and order. State and Corleon, respectively.

Phenomenon number 4.
The most annoying character for me is Kay Adams. Not traitors, not Bandyuki (and this is Bandyuki, as you do not fit them). Babenka. I do not believe her. I do not believe that she was so tupa to not understand what her husband was doing. She took for themselves the convenient position of the ostrich, until the facts pulled out her sand tank. And then she stood in an offended pose. She is clean. Calesal and hypocris. And after all, she was still back, who would doubt.

Phenomenon number 5.
Extremely instructive thing. Vito Korleon is a wise man. He studied sons. He has everyone, what to learn. And we are not talking about the crime, but about the psychology of relationships. By the way, I did not see any romanticization of Mafia at Puzo. Korleon is very beautiful talking about friendship. Little, but effectively. But from the whole novel it becomes obvious that his friendship is primarily a subtle and accurate calculation. You me, I am. The more people obliged to you, the more expensive you are standing on your feet. In the go and racket, and murder, and romances of competitors. What is the nobility there. Naturally, when you climbed to the top of the crime, then to prove their leader's right to be strength. For family? Yes, full. I was touched by this ephemism "Earn on a piece of bread." Yes, at some point, the point of no return was passed, with this topic it is already so easy not to jump. You can earn the right to grow tomatoes only after leaving the heir after yourself, to give it all things. But we will be frank, all this because it was such a life that I needed a person.

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Novel Mario Puzo "Great Father" fascinates with his believability. During reading, you penetrate the experiences of each character, easily imagining a boiling around life. And this amazing ability of the author does not leave anyone in the shade. Any of the characters devoted to its number of lines, so that it can be easily imagined and feel the nature of the personality.

Puzo in his book showed that the mafia is not only merciless killers and gangsters, but also dons with a good soul, aware of the true life values. In the first place is family, then, of course, friendship. And then everything else. But most impressive, as in the book it is shown what true friendship. How lacked understanding of this in our world today and now. That's all appreciated friendship as it appreciates don Carleone.

Friendship is all. Friendship is more than talent. This is more than power. It is almost the same as the family.

What about mafia? It can be reasoned so that a person who makes good with a gun in his hands is still evil. Right. But what to do when there is no choice? When you are surrounded by a truly merciless evil, and you can only surrender and die with your kind. No exit. In such a situation, you either take weapons and enlighten the support of friends to destroy enemies and protect your family, or you are just too weak and not able to protect your loved ones. All the actions of Carren for the benefit of the family, and in their world without destroying the enemy can not do.

One leg with a portfolio in hand will be ahead more than a hundred ignorant - with guns in hand.

But still, don's power not only in weapons and support of friends, the main force is in the ability to competently arguing, thinking out of carefully all the details and persuade the interlocutors. And, of course, not to depend on anyone.

I would have thought, he thought, die with the words: "Life is so beautiful," and then everything else does not matter. To penetrate faith in yourself - then other does not play roles.

Ingenious words. Roman "Great Father" Polon similar phrases that have become covered with time. This book is a proposal. Mario Puzo.From which it is impossible to refuse.