The Godfather (novel)

The Godfather is a 1969 novel written by Mario Puzo. It details the story of a fictitious Italian Mafia family headed by Don Vito Corleone.

Sequels

In 2004, Random House also published a new sequel to the Godfather saga, The Godfather Returns by Mark Winegardner. In September 2005, G.P. Putnam's Sons secured North American rights to The Godfather's Revenge, the capstone to the Corleone family saga, which began with Mario Puzo's landmark novel and was carried forward in Mark Winegardner's 2004 New York Times bestseller, The Godfather Returns. The Godfather's Revenge will likewise be written by Mr. Winegardner, based on Mr. Puzo's original characters.

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Another Puzo novel featuring Michael Corleone as a minor character, The Sicilian, was published in 1984. The novel was set at the end of Michael's two-year exile in Sicily, and focused on the story of a legendary bandit named Salvatore Guiliano and his run-ins with the local Capo di Capi, Don Croce Malo. Michael has been told by his father Vito that he must escort Guiliano safely back to America with him.

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The novel's plot is based on the supposedly real-life exploits of a Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Giuliano (the change in spelling appears to be deliberate on Puzo's part. More details on his life can be seen at http://www.sicilian.net/salvatoregiuliano/english/index.html.

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