The Godfather and American Culture

The Godfather and American CultureA comprehensive look at a classic work of popular fiction and its hold on the American imagination. Mario Puzo's The Godfather is an American pop phenomenon whose driving force is reflected not only in book sales and cable television movie marathons but also in such related works as the hit television series The Sopranos. In The Godfather and American Culture, Chris Messenger offers an important and comprehensive study of this classic work of popular

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comprehensive and fascinating study shows Robbe-Grillet’s contribution to the evolution of the cinematic art both in France and internationally to have been considerably more important than previously acknowledged

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covering the founding of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London

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