About the Author:
MARIO PUZO (1920-1999) was born in ''Hell's Kitchen'' on Manhattan's West Side, New York City. Following military service in World War II, he attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University. In addition to his best-known novel, The Godfather, and other books, he wrote several screenplays including Superman and all three Godfather movies, for which he received two Academy Awards.
From AudioFile:
Gardner dramatizes this analysis of the weak, sinful side of an essentially good person. Reading briskly with a slight nasal tone, Gardner brings realism to this novel about flawed choices in life. Amid the glitter and glamour of Las Vegas, New York City, and Hollywood, Merlyn the magician, Osano, Artie, and Janelle battle their own indulgences and watch others become consumed by lust, power or violence. Gardner barely differentiates gender but uses pacing, accents and intonation to differentiate the many male characters. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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