Honor Thy Father

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"Honor Thy Father" is a nonfiction book by Gay Talese that offers an in-depth, narrative account of the American Mafia through the story of the Bonanno crime family.

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instanceOf nonfiction book
true crime book
author Gay Talese NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
depicts Cosa Nostra NERFINISHED
Mafia rituals
organized crime operations
followedBy Thy Neighbor's Wife NERFINISHED
genre journalism
nonfiction
true crime
hasTheme crime and morality
family loyalty
identity and inheritance
power and corruption
influenced later true crime narratives about the Mafia
isbn 9780060934548
language English
literaryForm narrative nonfiction
mainCharacter Bill Bonanno NERFINISHED
Joseph Bonanno NERFINISHED
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor detailed inside account of a Mafia family
long-form immersive reporting
pages over 400 pages
publicationDate 1971
publisher World Publishing Company NERFINISHED
setting New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
style New Journalism NERFINISHED
literary journalism
subject American Mafia NERFINISHED
Bonanno crime family NERFINISHED
organized crime
timePeriodCovered 1950s
1960s
early 1970s
mid-20th century
workOf Gay Talese NERFINISHED

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