THE GODFATHER" AS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ETHNIC NOVEL

Abstract

Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" belongs to the "crime fiction" genre but it can also be looked at as being an example of an ethnic novel, due to its many ethnic traits. The purpose of this paper is to analyse them and support the idea of "The Godfather" as an ethnic novel.

Keywords

• novel
• ethnic novel
• Mario Puzo
• "The Godfather"