Fans of Mario Puzo should enjoy the novels of Leonardo Sciascia, and vice versa. Both novelists take on the moral and social complexities of the cosa nostra in gripping, violent tales.
If you enjoyed THE WINE-DARK SEA, you might enjoy Mario Puzo's sprawling, classic tales of life within the Mafia.
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Born and raised in New York City's "Hell's Kitchen" as the son of a railroad laborer, Mario Puzo served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, and was stationed in East Asia and Germany. He returned to New York and attended the New School for Social Research and Columbia University, publishing his first book, "Dark Arena", in 1955. He continued writing battle stories for a pulp magazine until a Putnam editor approached him in 1965 and offered him $5,000 to write a book about the Italian Mafi more...
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10/15/1920 New York, New York, Middle Atlantic States, Northeastern States, United States,
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