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1、1THEGODFATHER2“THEGODFATHERISASTAGGERINGTRIUMPH...THEDEFINITIVENOVELABOUTASINISTERFRATERNITYOFCRIME...”--SaturdayReview“YOUCAN’TSTOPREADINGIT,ANDYOU’LLFINDITHARDTOSTOPDREAMINGABOUTIT!”--NewYorkMagazine3THEGODFATHERMarioPuzoCopyright©MarioPuzo1969Allrightsreser
2、ved4ForAnthonyCleriAbouttheAuthorMarioPuzowasbornonManhattan’sWestSideinaneighborhoodknownfordecadesasHell’sKitchen.Hisfirstbooks,TheFortunatePilgrim(“aminorclassic”NYTimes)andDarkArena,broughthimcriticalacclaim,butitwaspublicationofTheGodfatherinMarch1969,tha
3、tcatapultedhimintothefrontranksofAmericanauthors.Reviewershailedthebookas“astaggeringtriumph”(SaturdayReview),“big,turbulent,highlyentertaining”(Newsweek),“remarkable”(Look),“avoyeur’sdream,askillfulfantasyofviolentpersonalpower”(NewYorkTimes).Winningreadersby
4、themillions,itstayedatornearthetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellerlistsforsixty-nineweeks.FoolsDie,MarioPuzo’sbrilliantnewnovelaboutthefeverishworldofthebig-timegambler,hasbeenhailedasthepublishingeventofthedecade.5BOOKIBehindeverygreatfortunethereisacrime.--BALZA
5、C6Chapter1AmerigoBonaserasatinNewYorkCriminalCourtNumber3andwaitedforjustice;vengeanceonthemenwhohadsocruellyhurthisdaughter,whohadtriedtodishonorher.Thejudge,aformidablyheavy-featuredman,rolledupthesleevesofhisblackrobeasiftophysicallychastisethetwoyoungmenst
6、andingbeforethebench.Hisfacewascoldwithmajesticcontempt.ButtherewassomethingfalseinallthisthatAmerigoBonaserasensedbutdidnotyetunderstand.“Youactedliketheworstkindofdegenerates,”thejudgesaidharshly.Yes,yes,thoughtAmerigoBonasera.Animals.Animals.Thetwoyoungmen,
7、glossyhaircrewcut,scrubbedclean-cutfacescomposedintohumblecontrition,bowedtheirheadsinsubmission.Thejudgewenton.“YouactedlikewildbeastsinajungleandyouarefortunateyoudidnotsexuallymolestthatpoorgirlorI’dputyoubehindbarsfortwentyyears.”Thejudgepaused,hiseyesbene
8、athimpressivelythickbrowsflickeredslylytowardthesallow-facedAmerigoBonasera,thenloweredtoastackofprobationreportsbeforehim.Hefrownedandshruggedasifconvincedagainsthisownnaturaldesi
