The Family Corleone, Bobby Cannavale
The Family Corleone, Bobby Cannavale
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The Family Corleone

Author: Bobby Cannavale

Narrator: Bobby Cannavale

Unabridged: 14 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/08/2012


Synopsis

An exhilarating and profound novel of tradition and violence and of loyalty and betrayal, The Family Corleone will appeal to the legions of fans who can never get enough of The Godfather.

New York, 1933: The city and the nation are in the depths of the Great Depression. The crime families of New York have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organizations will rise and which will face a violent end.

For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important that his family's future. While his youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true occupation, and his adopted son Tom Hagen is a college student, he worries most about Sonny, his eldest child. Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny-17 years-old, impatient and reckless-wants something else: To follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the real family business.

About Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale won an Emmy Award for his guest appearance on the hit TV show Will & Grace.  His other TV credits include Third Watch, Ally McBeal, Law & Order, Oz, and Six Feet Under.  He received acclaim for his performance in the film The Station Agent and was seen in the films Fast Food Nation, The Bone Collector, Shall We Dance, and The Take.  He received a Tony Award nomination for his role in Mauritius. Cannavale’s audiobook credits include reading several AudioFile Earphones Award-winning books.  He’s narrated for Richard Price, James Patterson, and Lou Manfredo, among others.  Of Cannavale’s voice in Rizzo’s War, AudioFile magazine remarked, “Cannavale’s ability to capture Joe's deep, gravelly voice, the voice of a heavy smoker, along with his pronounced Brooklyn accent, is truly something to marvel at.”


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tadas on May 05, 2025

"The Family Corleone" by Edward Falco is a gripping and masterfully crafted prequel to The Godfather, bringing rich depth to the origins of Vito Corleone’s empire. Falco brilliantly captures the essence of Mario Puzo’s world, delivering intense drama, fierce loyalty, and thrilling action. The novel......more

Goodreads review by Maria on November 09, 2017

Sencillamente inmejorable!!! Ahora, es pa´ matar a Luca. Si hay un personaje en toda la novela que he odiado, sin lugar a dudas ha sido a este.......more

Goodreads review by Bogdan on April 13, 2013

I love the universe painted by Puzo's vision. Even if it romanticizes violence, it shows some interesting relationships. One of my favorite relationships in literature has to be the one between Don Vito and Luca Brasi. I particularly liked making connections to the Godfather (this being a prequel, i......more