THE LAST GODFATHERS: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MAFIA’S MOST POWERFUL FAMILY
Book ID/图书代码： 06400007B19546
English Summary/英文概要： THE LAST GODFATHERS charts the rise of the notorious Corleone clan. From it’s humble origins in the town of Corleone, the clan manipulated Cosa Nostra’s code of honour, deceiving and bludgeoning its way to the summit of the secret brotherhood, purging its rivals and launching a terrorist campaign which decimated anti-mafia judges, police and politicians.
Journalist John Follain focuses on the three godfathers who headed the clan from the 1950s onwards. Luciano ’The Professor’ Leggio, Salvatore ’The Beast’ Riina and Bernardo ’The Tractor’ Provenzano, who forged a vicious clan bent on the subversion of democracy.
Cutting through the romantic aura of Hollywood films, THE LAST GODFATHERS portrays the true face of the crime family which inspired Mario Puzo’s The Godfather. Based on thousands of pages of judicial documents, wiretap transcripts, the testimony of mafiosi defectors and interviews with investigators, this is the last word on the world’s most famous criminal organisation.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 「最後的教父們」一書記述了臭名昭著的紐約黑手黨柯里昂(Corleone)家族發家崛起的經過。來自于義大利的小鎮柯里昂，該家族以黑手黨的榮譽法則為掩護，一路巧取豪奪並最終攀上了美國犯罪辛迪加內部的權利巔峰，在這一過程當中，他們不僅剷除異己，同時還對眾多司法界的人士甚至是政客大開殺戒，可謂罪行滔天.
資深記者約翰.福蘭此次將重點放在了自上世紀五十年開始先後掌控柯里昂家族的三位教父的身上。人稱「教授」的盧西亞諾.萊僑、「野獸」薩爾瓦多.裏伊納以及外號「拖拉機」的貝爾納多•普洛文紮諾，在這三個人的領導下，柯里昂家族迅速成為了威脅美國社會安定的巨大毒瘤。不同於好萊塢電影中被加入了浪漫元素的藝術表現形式，「最後的教父們」一書直觀且真實地為我們揭示了黑手黨家族的猙獰本色，而著名作家馬里奧.普佐的暢銷小說「教父」中的原型亦取材於此處。經過對數以千計的司法檔案、竊聽記錄、污點證人的口述以及同警方調查員的訪談進行考證之後，本書無疑是對柯里昂家族，這個曾是世上最為聲名狼藉的犯罪組織的一次全景描繪和分析(ANDY)
Awards/获奖情况：Rights sold: Italian(Mondadori) ’A scintillating mixture of history, true crime and whodunnit, told both with restrained moral anger and the fascinating insights of the leading expert in his field. This well-researched, hard-hitting book is a fitting epitaph for the courageous Judge Falcone...Compulsively readable’---Andrew Roberts
’A terrific read...John Follain portrays the escalating savagery of Cosa Nostra’s most notorious bosses with compelling rigour and verve.’---John Dickie, author of Cosa Nostra
’There’s something disturbingly gripping about the relentless blood-spilling, feuds and betrayals; men taking life as breezily as if they were lifting a piece off a chessboard.’---Tobias Jones, Mail on Sunday
’more detail and more gruesome colour than in any previous account. Follain musters this material with great skill into a compelling narrative. At the heart of the book there are two epic battles...an epic of modern police work and Follain brings it vividly to life.’---Independent
‘Although the story has often been told, Follain brings real suspense to its retelling. His prose is gripping.’---Misha Glenny, The Sunday Times
’Detailed, persuasive, the right side of lurid, this is compelling.’---The Telegraph
About the Author/作者介绍： John Follain is a journalist and writer. His previous books include MUSSOLINI’S ISLAND, A Dishonoured Society, Confronting Fear, Zoya’s Story and City of Secrets. He has covered Italy for The Sunday Times and The Sunday Times Magazine for the past ten years.
Format:照片
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