The Godfather Papers and Other Confessions

This book is a post-read to all The Godfather fans. Mario Puzo's collection of essays, articles, and previously unpublished short stories, proved his undoubting honesty and sincerity on his bestseller The Godfather.

His first autobiographical essay “Choosing a Dream” tells us his childhood and adolescence in NewYork's Hell's Kitchen. Here we can find out where the idea of The Godfather came from. His fellow Italian's grim lot in America, and his story of success as the likes of Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio. He also includes his early diary of an unsuccessful writer, his sentiments to publishers, and fellow writers.

We could discover some important insights what's the real significance of the novel The Godfather. Why such idea came out in the first place. Why Puzo didn't agree to such people who attacked him for glorifying the Mafia. And for that he discusses well about about the nature of good and evil. He reveals how America practices graft and bribe money and still acceptable to the society. The outside world which leaders commit crimes and oppresses the powerless, while the underground called the Mafia guarantees financial security and protection to its members, and by means of force and violence to the enemies. The irony that even in the beginning of the story he had always been on the good side.

Here he also discusses about feminism and male chauvinism, which is also related to the novel. He also reveals everything about the making of the Godfather the movie. How people like Copolla, Sinatra, Al Ruddy, Brando and Pacino, dealt and painstakingly involved in the movie. He even recalls his meeting with Frank Sinatra himself that didn't end up so well, as it is learned Sinatra's resemblance to the character of the novel, Johnny Fontane.

It's the real Mario Puzo who reveals and explains everything. New York. Las Vegas, Hollywood, all but in one book. That is why Mario Puzo was truly a brilliant, inimitable writer of all time.