Order of Mario Puzo Books
Mario Puzo (1920-1999) was an American author/screenwriter of crime fiction. Mario was best known for Mafia-themed novels, most notably The Godfather. His family were Italian immigrants living in Hell’s Kitchen, which is where he draws much of his material from. Mario’s goal when he wrote The Godfather was to write a novel to make him money, as he had already gotten favourable reviews for his work, but the books weren’t commercially successful. He then adapted the novel to the classic film alongside Francis Ford Coppola. Puzo died of heart failure at home in 1999.
Mario Puzo became a published author in 1955 with his debut novel The Dark Arena. Below is a list of Mario Puzo’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Godfather Books
The Godfather | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Sicilian | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Omerta | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Dark Arena | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Fortunate Pilgrim | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Runaway Summer of Davie Shaw | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Six Graves to Munich | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Fools Die | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Fourth K | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Last Don | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Family | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Godfather Papers and Other Confessions | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Inside Las Vegas | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Making of the Godfather | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Me and Mario | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Note: Six Graves to Munich was written under the pseudonym of Mario Cleri.
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