The Fortunate Pilgrim

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The Fortunate Pilgrim is a semi-autobiographical novel by Mario Puzo that portrays the struggles and resilience of an Italian immigrant family in New York City.

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The Fortunate Pilgrim canonical 2

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ
author Mario Puzo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAsByAuthor Mario Puzo's best work ⓘ
genre family saga ⓘ
fiction ⓘ
immigrant literature ⓘ
hasSubject Italian-American culture ⓘ
immigrant community ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ
hasWorkType standalone novel ⓘ
inspiredBy Mario Puzo's family background ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement postwar American literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Lucia Santa ⓘ
linked to: Lucia
mainTheme Italian immigrant experience ⓘ
assimilation and identity ⓘ
family resilience ⓘ
poverty and struggle ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of Italian immigrant family in New York City ⓘ
originalPublicationYear 1965 ⓘ
precedes The Godfather ⓘ
protagonistRole Italian immigrant mother ⓘ
publisher Atheneum (first edition) ⓘ
settingCountry United States ⓘ
settingLocation New York City ⓘ
timePeriod Great Depression era ⓘ
linked to: Great Depression

early 20th century ⓘ

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Mario Puzo → notableWork → The Fortunate Pilgrim ⓘ
Mario Puzo → wrote → The Fortunate Pilgrim ⓘ