The Godfather - Audiobook in English & Chinese

Audiobook in Chinese and English.

The Godfather is a famous crime novel written by Italian American author Mario Puzo, originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnams Sons. It details the story of a fictional Mafia family based in New York City (and Long Beach, New York), headed by Don Vito Corleone, who became synonymous with the Italian Mafia. The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955, and also provides the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood.

It inspired a 1972 film of the same name. Two film sequels, including new contributions by Puzo himself, were made in 1974 and 1990. The first and second films are widely held in high esteem as examples of the cinematic arts.

Summary: The Corleone family and the mob war fight with the other four mafia families in New York is the central issue. After Don Vito Corleone is shot by men working for drug dealer Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, Corleones two sons, Santino and Michael, must run the family business with the help of consigliere Tom Hagen and the two caporegime Peter Clemenza and Salvatore Tessio. When Michael murders Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey, an Irish police officer on the drug lords payroll, the conflict escalates into a full-scale war which results in Santinos murder and Michaels ascension to the head of the family. Michael initially desires to legitimize the family business, but gradually becomes even more ruthless than his father, orchestrating the murder of all of the familys enemies, including his brother-in-law Carlo Rizzi, who played a part in Santinos murder. Michael then sells all the familys businesses in New York and moves the Corleones to Lake Tahoe, Nevada.