{"product_id":"the-fortunate-pilgrim-paperback","title":"The Fortunate Pilgrim - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Puzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GODFATHER - \"A classic... The novel is lifted into literature by its highly charged language, its penetrating insights, and its mixture of tenderness and rage.\" - New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribed by the author as his \"best and most literary book.\" \u003c\/b\u003ePuzo's classic story about the loves, crimes and struggles confronted by one family of New York City immigrants living in Hell's Kitchen. Fresh from the farms in Italy, Lucia Santa struggles to hold her family together in a strange land. At turns poignant, comic and violent, The Fortunate Pilgrim is Italian-American fiction at its very best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book's hero, Lucia Santa, is an incredibly captivating character and based on Puzo's very own mother - he describes, \"her wisdom, her ruthlessness, and her unconquerable love for her family and for life itself, qualities not valued in women at the time.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eefore The Godfather and The Last Don, there was Puzo's classic story about the loves, crimes and struggles confronted by one family of New York City immigrants living in Hell's Kitchen. Fresh from the farms in Italy, Lucia Santa struggles to hold her family together in a strange land. At turns poignant, comic and violent, and with a new preface by the author, The Fortunate Pilgrim is Italian-American fiction at its very best. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son of Italian immigrants who moved to the Hell's Kitchen area of New York City, \u003cb\u003eMario Puzo\u003c\/b\u003e was born on October 15, 1920. After World War II, during which he served as a U.S. Army corporal, he attended City College of New York on the G.I. Bill and worked as a freelance writer. During this period he wrote his first two novels, \u003ci\u003e The Dark Arena\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fortunate Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e.When his books made little money despite being critically acclaimed, he vowed to write a bestseller. \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e was an enormous success. He collaborated with director Francis Ford Coppola on the screenplays for all three Godfather movies and won Academy Awards for both \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather, Part II\u003c\/i\u003e. He also collaborated on the scripts for such films as \u003ci\u003eSuperman, Superman II, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Cotton Club\u003c\/i\u003e. He continued to write phenomenally successful novels, including \u003ci\u003eFools Die, The Sicilian, The Fourth K, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Last Don\u003c\/i\u003e. Mario Puzo died on July 2, 1999. His final novel, \u003ci\u003eOmerta, \u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 6.9 x 4.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755577213216,"sku":"9780345476722","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/481b9c6c6669fce34ab717735c32603a.webp?v=1780062725","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fortunate-pilgrim-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}