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The Sicilian is a ___MASK73___ by Italian - American author Mario Puzo . Published in 1984 by Random House ___MASK78___ Group ( ISBN 0 - 671 - 43564 - 7 ), it is based on Puzo ' s most famous ___MASK62___ , " The Godfather ". It is regarded as " The Godfather "' s literary ___MASK34___ . The Godfather ___MASK7___ II is a 1974 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a ___MASK76___ co - written with Mario Puzo , starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro . Partially based on Puzo ' s 1969 novel " The Godfather ", the film is both sequel and prequel to " The Godfather ", presenting parallel dramas : one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone ( Pacino ), the new Don of the Corleone crime family , protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life ; the prequel covers the journey of his father , Vito Corleone ( De Niro ), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City . Bryan is a ___MASK61___ in and the ___MASK63___ of Williams County , Ohio , United States , in the state ' s northwestern corner . The population was 8 , 545 at the 2010 ___MASK88___ . ___MASK27___ is a category of transnational , national , or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity , most commonly for ___MASK96___ and profit . Some criminal organizations , such as terrorist groups , are politically motivated . Sometimes criminal organizations force people to do business with them , such as when a gang extorts ___MASK96___ from shopkeepers for so - called " protection ". Gangs may become disciplined enough to be considered " organized ". A criminal organization or gang can also be referred to as a mafia , mob , or crime syndicate ; the network , subculture and community of criminals may be referred to as the underworld . Vito Andolini Corleone is a ___MASK26___ in Mario Puzo ' s novel " The Godfather " and in Francis Ford Coppola ' s film series based on the novel , where he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in " The Godfather " and , as a young man , by Robert De Niro in " The Godfather Part II ". Mark Winegardner ( born ___MASK83___ 24 , 1961 ) is an American writer born and raised in Bryan , Ohio . His novels include " The Godfather Returns ", " Crooked ___MASK13___ Burning ", and " The Veracruz Blues ". He published a collection of short stories , " That ' s True of Everybody ", in 2002 . His newest novel , " The Godfather ' s Revenge ", was published in ___MASK83___ 2006 by Putnam . His " Godfather " novels continue the story of the Corleone family depicted in Mario Puzo ' s " The Godfather ". Random ___MASK75___ is the largest general - interest paperback ___MASK49___ in the world . As of 2013 , it is ___MASK7___ of Penguin Random ___MASK75___ , which is jointly owned by German media ___MASK79___ Bertelsmann and British global education and publishing ___MASK37___ Pearson PLC . Fausto Dominick ' Nick ' Geraci Jr . is a central ___MASK85___ in the Mark Winegardner novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather ' s Revenge . Tom Hagen is a ___MASK26___ in Mario Puzo ' s novel " Godfather " and Francis Ford Coppola ' s films " The Godfather " and " The Godfather Part II ". He was portrayed by Robert Duvall in the films . The Godfather ' s Revenge , a 2006 ___MASK73___ written by author Mark Winegardner , is the ___MASK34___ to " The Godfather ", " The Sicilian ", and " The Godfather Returns ". The story takes place from 1963  1964 , and picks up the story from where " The Godfather Returns " left off . The ___MASK73___ deals with Michael Corleone ' s guilt over the events of " The Godfather Part II ", particularly his ordering the death of his brother , Fredo . Subplots include Nick Geraci ' s plans for revenge against the Corleones , Tom Hagen ' s being implicated in a murder , and organized crime ' s ___MASK2___ with a presidential family ( the Sheas , who are analogous to the Kennedy family ). The Kennedy ___MASK24___ is an American ___MASK24___ that has been prominent in American politics , public service , and business during the 20th century . At least one Kennedy ___MASK24___ member held federal elective ___MASK42___ in every year between 1947 and 2011 , and then from 2013 onwards , a span of ___MASK68___ comprising more than a quarter of the nation ' s existence . Three of the four sons of Joseph , Sr . and Rose Kennedy served as ___MASK74___ , and later ran for the presidency . The Godfather Returns is a ___MASK73___ written by author Mark Winegardner , published in 2004 . It is the ___MASK34___ to Mario Puzo ' s " The Godfather ", which was originally published in 1969 , and " The Sicilian " ( 1984 ). The publisher , Random House , selected Winegardner to write a ___MASK34___ after Puzo ' s death . As the original ___MASK73___ covered the years 1945 to 1955 , and included significant back story on Don Vito Corleone ' s life , " Returns " covers the years 1955 to 1962 , and includes significant back story on Michael Corleone ' s life prior to the first ___MASK73___ . Michael Corleone is the main ___MASK84___ of Mario Puzo ' s novel " The Godfather " and the three Godfather films directed by Francis Ford Coppola . He was portrayed in the three films by Al Pacino , who was twice nominated for ___MASK47___ Awards for the part . Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( ___MASK41___ 15 , 1920  July 2 , 1999 ) was an American author , screenwriter and ___MASK12___ of Italian ___MASK11___ . He is known for his crime novels about the Mafia , most notably " The Godfather " ( 1969 ), which he later co - adapted into a three - part film ___MASK51___ directed by Francis Ford Coppola . He received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the first film in 1972 and " Part II " in 1974 . Puzo also wrote the original screenplay for the 1978 " Superman " film . His last novel , " The Family ", was released posthumously in 2001 .