Prizzi's Glory [Audio Cassette]

Richard Condon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1991

Tired, depressed and bored, Charley Fontana marries Maerose "for the change." But he needn't have bothered. Don Corrado has a bigger change in mind...respectability for the Prizzis.

Gambling, narcotics, extortion, murder, loan-sharking, prostitution -- these lines get franchised to young muscle. But the money still flows to the family. Don Corrado uses it to leverage a new scam: national political power, with Charley (now the respectable Charles Macy Barton) at the helm.

"Another feast of cheerful mordancy. PRIZZI'S GLORY is further proof that there is no more accomplished or entertaining satirist writing today." (The New Yorker)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The Prizzi family, the most lovable band of killers since Arsenic and Old Lace , returns in Condon's hilarious third and final entry in his thugs-to-riches saga of don Corrado Prizzi's billion-dollar Mafia clan. As the 1992 presidential elections approach, the Prizzis plot their most brazen foray yet into the American dream. With their sights set on nothing less than the entire executive branch of the government, the family attempts the impossible: the transformation of Charley Partanna, the slow-witted hit man with a glare that could melt a sawed-off shotgun, into the country's most respected and elegant businessman, a cross between Lee Iaccoca and William F. Buckley Jr. The stage is thus set for a battle between Maerose Prizzi's Machiavellian ambitions and the old-world Sicilian traditions that have ruled the Prizzi family for 700 years. Prizzi's Glory is a classic black comedy, a send-up of national elections, nouvelle society, corporate management and celebrity worship. Condon's ear for dialogue has never been keener, and this razor-sharp satire on the American dream is the most cynical and entertaining view of U.S. politics and business since S. J. Perelman. Required reading for the November elections.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Good news! The Prizzis are back! Don Corrado still runs the family. Maerose is married at last, after a 19-year courtship, and she runs husband Charley, the family's enforcer/CEO. The Prizzis are cleaning up their act; they have moved off the streets and into the "franchise" business. They offer better operations manuals than MacDonald's, with instruction on how to run everything from slots and drugs to their new line in "convenience orgy opportunities." Charley has changed his nose and his nameto Charles Macy Bartonand walks and talks like a young George Bush. In his third novel about mobdom's family of human sharks, Condon attacks America's sacred cows and serves up unforgettable characters and madcap antics. Mario Puzo, eat your heart out. David Keymer, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Utica
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. (November 1, 1991)
• ISBN-10: 0736620761
• ISBN-13: 978-0736620765
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,817,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Condon's Glory, February 19, 2011

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M. English "Matt Rayner" (Helsinki) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prizzi's Glory (Paperback)

Prophetic and insightful, Condon knew the name of the games. Never has there been such a history of the Catholic Church as The Venerable Bead. The Manchurian Candidate was a precursor of the assassination of JFK and The Whisper of the Axe detailed 9/11 - in 1976. Prizzi's Glory, though, imho, is RC's masterpiece. I won't ruin it for you. Just do yourself the biggest favour imaginable and read it.
I can only imagine that the other reviewer here has other views on Ronald Reagan than Mr Condon had.

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1.0 out of 5 stars oh, boy, does this book sucks !, July 26, 2005

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Maciej K. "macmonjoa1" (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prizzi's Glory (Hardcover)

I liked very much "Prizzi's Honor" (the book AND the movie) - but this is one of the worst books I ever red; the author really tried to be funny - and failed. At every page. Don't loose Your money buying it (it is NOT worth one penny+shipping) and don't waste Your time reading it, even if You get it for free