2: Writer, MARIO PUZO. His new novel is "The Last Don" (Random House, to be released in September 1996) He is best known for "The Godfather" (1969) and this new book returns him to that genre: the inner workings of the Mafia. The main character is an old man trying to secure his family's future in an era of legalized gambling, motion picture investments and the threat of government informers. His goal is threatened by familial in-fighting. Besides "The Godfather," PUZO has written "The Fortunate Pilgrim," and "The Dark Arena," both novels. The two-time Academy Award winner has written several screenplays, including are all three Godfathers and Superman I and II.
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