- Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House Value Pub; 1st Edition edition (November 1984)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0517487195
- ISBN-13: 978-0517487198
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 717 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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Michael Corleone is returning to the U.S. after the two-year exile to Sicily in which reader left him in The Godfather. But he is ordered to bring with him the young Sicilian bandit, Salvatore Guiliano, who is the unofficial ruler of northwestern Sicily. In his fight "to make Sicilians free people," the young folk hero, based on the real-life Giuliano of the 1940's, has made both the police and the Mafia his enemies. So when Don Croce Malo, chief of the Sicilian Mafia, and the policemen who has been tracking Guiliano each offer to help Corleone find the elusive Robin Hood, betrayal seems inevitable. Mario Puzo has created a sequel to The Godfather that is every bit as compelling and dramatic. But The Sicilian is a distinct literary achievement in its historical inspiration and its vivid portrait of Sicilian peasant life.
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MICHAEL CORLEONE STOOD on a long wooden dock in Palermo and watched the great ocean liner set sail for America. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Sicilian (Mass Market Paperback)
While this book was great from beginning to end; I only read 1 other book from Mario Puzo the omerta but this is even better, the plot the detail in each way and the ending is the best. If you like any mystery I would recommend you get this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing better for a Puzo fan!,
By Hsoj Yensid "Hsoj" (Fort Collins, CO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Sicilian (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is truly amazing. It is, albeit, a slow read, but it really gives you insightinto thesuffering of Sicily, which Mario Puzo obviously feels a passion for.These 410 pages of genius are about Salvatore Guiliano, a Sicilian bandit, who is against any authority that prevents the poor from getting a loaf of bread. Amongst these authorities are the government, the italian police, and the mafia, who continually 'wet their beaks' in the poor's money. He is willing to kill for the plight of the poor, and also for the boosting of his own ego. Michael Corleone, son of Don Vito Corleone from New York, (godfather) is nearing the end of his two year exile in Sicily. (This carries over from the middle of the book the Godfather) and is awaiting the trip home, when his father tells him he is to rescue Salvatore Guiliano at all costs, but he has but a week. This book, unlike numerous other Puzo novels hardly glorifies the mafia and their ways, as Guiliano is against the Black Hand taking away what little the poor of Sicily have. All in all, this book is fantastic, and it is great for a lazy day where you can simply sit and read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
a classic novel with little/no accolades,
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This review is from: The Sicilian (Mass Market Paperback)
after reading the godfather, i wanted to read more of mario puzo's work. and, after being told that there was a sequel to the godfather, the sicilian, i decided to purchase it. To my surprise, this book had absolutely nothing to do with the movie - the godfather part 2 - and barely did it follow the story of michael corleone. It instead re-told the story of a real-life hero - salvatore guiliano - the troubles he encountered and the daily adventures he had to endure. Dont pick this book up expecting a godfather sequel, because it is far from it... but it is truly a classic novel in my eyes. Im sure you'd like it if you liked the godfather. Buy it fashizzles
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