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Fools Die is a 1978 novel by Italian-American author Mario Puzo. Played out in the worlds of gambling, publishing and the film industry, John Merlyn and his brother Artie Merlyn obey their own code of honor in the ferment of 1950s America, where law and organized crime are one and the same. [1]
Oct 1, 1978 · Fools Die. Mario Puzo. 3.75. 7,020 ratings353 reviews. "A page-flipping tale of power, brutality and glamour (Library Journal) from the bestselling author of The Godfather.
In 1978 he published Fools Die, followed by The Sicilian (1984), The Fourth K (1991), and the second instalment in his Mafia trilogy, The Last Don (1996), which became an international bestseller. Mario Puzo also wrote many screenplays, including Earthquake , Superman , and all three Godfather films, for which he received two Academy Awards.
- Mario Puzo
The tale of the inconspicuously dominant, self-effacing but tough to the core John Merlyn is, in my eyes, the rawest and the darkest book of Mario Puzo about fate, odds, love, and survival. Despite its at times off-balance construction, it is a gem of writing about urban American life.
- Mario Puzo
Jul 15, 2010 · As high rollers, hustlers, and scheming manipulators use power, sex, and betrayal to win, the strongest survive--but fools die. This is a novel only Mario Puzo could have written.
- Mario Puzo
Fools Die is a long, sprawling novel, following the lives of three central characters. The narrator for the most part is a Puzo-like figure - John Merlyn, a writer and inveterate casino gambler. He struggles - then makes it big.
- Mario Puzo
Fools Die. Mario Puzo. Random House, Nov 30, 2012 - Fiction - 480 pages. FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER OF THE GODFATHER A STORY OF BIG-TIME GAMBLERS IN A FEVERISH WORLD WHERE LAW AND...
