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Pope Alexander aims to unify Italy’s feudal states under papal rule. Cesare, who exchanges his cardinal’s miter for a warrior’s helmet to become commander-in-chief of his father’s armies, carries out conquest after conquest to fulfill Alexander’s grandiose ambitions. As in Puzo’s ''[[The Godfather (novel)|The Godfather]]'', the lovemaking, the opulent festivities, the sub rosa plotting, and the complex double-dealing are interspersed with outbursts of violence, including one memorable scene in which the reformist priest [[ |
Pope Alexander aims to unify Italy’s feudal states under papal rule. Cesare, who exchanges his cardinal’s miter for a warrior’s helmet to become commander-in-chief of his father’s armies, carries out conquest after conquest to fulfill Alexander’s grandiose ambitions. As in Puzo’s ''[[The Godfather (novel)|The Godfather]]'', the lovemaking, the opulent festivities, the sub rosa plotting, and the complex double-dealing are interspersed with outbursts of violence, including one memorable scene in which the reformist priest [[Girolamo Savaronola]] is torn apart on the Rack. |
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| Author | Mario Puzo compl. by Carol Gino |
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| Language | English, Italian |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | ReganBooks |
Publication date | October 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 304 pp (hardback edition) & 432 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-039445-5 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-06-103242-5 (paperback edition) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 46951655 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3566.U9 F36 2001 |
The Family is a 2001 novel by Mario Puzo.
The novel is about Pope Alexander VI and his family. Puzo spent over twenty years working on the book off and on, while he wrote others. It was finished by his longtime girlfriend, Carol Gino. Effectively his last novel.
Plot introduction
Many of its characters were real people, including Niccolò Machiavelli, Duarte Brandão and members of the Borgia Family.
Summary
Pope Alexander VI (formerly Rodrigo Borgia) believes God will ultimately forgive his many sins simply because, as Pope, he is infallible and divine. The Family focuses on this cunning, ambitious despot and his children—the ruthless Cesare and the beautiful but wicked Lucrezia.
A passionate love story runs through the novel, but it is a sinful one. Lucrezia lost her virginity to her brother Cesare when she was only thirteen, and the two have loved only each other ever since. Alexander marries Lucrezia off for political reasons. She remains submissive to her father, if not to her many husbands and lovers.
Pope Alexander aims to unify Italy’s feudal states under papal rule. Cesare, who exchanges his cardinal’s miter for a warrior’s helmet to become commander-in-chief of his father’s armies, carries out conquest after conquest to fulfill Alexander’s grandiose ambitions. As in Puzo’s The Godfather, the lovemaking, the opulent festivities, the sub rosa plotting, and the complex double-dealing are interspersed with outbursts of violence, including one memorable scene in which the reformist priest Girolamo Savaronola is torn apart on the Rack.
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