The Last Don [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Puzo, Mario

Published by Random House, New York, 1996

About this Item

As new condition black boards/black spine/gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Mario Puzo; Author Dedication and About the Author. "In 1969, a popular American classic was published. The Godfather. 21 million copies sold. In 1996 the legend continues. The Last Don." - from the rear outer jacket. "A monstrously gripping quasi-sequel to The Godfather . Another fabulously rich tale of Sicilian-American desire and revenge." - Kirkus Reviews (starred). "Mesmerizing . Age withers some writers. Others it ripens toward an Olympian wisdom. So it is with Puzo, who returns after a quarter century to the terrain of his greatest success, The Godfather, to tell a second masterful tale of Mafia life." - Publishers Weekly (starred). "To the Clericuzio family, life is like a box of hand grenades. Mario Puzo is back with a vengeance in his first Mafia novel since The Godfatehr, a thrilling saga of the last great American crime family and its reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas. Twenty-seven years ago, Mario Puzo published a popular classic. Now, after writing bestselling novels about Las Vegas, Sicily, and Washington, Puzo has at last returned to the subject he knows best -- the inner workings of the Mafia. The Last Don is the most ambitious novel of Puzo's legendary career, the product of five years of work and a lifetime of research into the mores of the mob, Vegas, and Hollywood. The last don is Domenico Clericuzio, a ferocious old man who is determined to secure his family's future in an era of legalized gambling, motion picture investments, and the threat of government informers. The Don is close to achieving his vision when secrets buried in his family's past threaten to undermine his plan and spark a war between two blood cousins. Only a two-time Academy Award winner with an insider's knowledge of Hollywood could write such a sizzling and scathing portrait of the movie business and show how a film really gets made. Only a writer who has gambled in the private rooms of the best casinos could reveal the secrets of business in Las Vegas. And only a writer who understands the hearts of thieves could describe Mafia life with such sparkling authenticity. The Last Don proves once again that Mario Puzo knows where the bodies are buried." - from the inner front jacket flap.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Don [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lowenstein, Carole (book design)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine