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The Fortunate Pilgrim by Mario Puzo is the story of Lucia Santa, an Italian immigrant in 1940s New York City who strives to keep her family together amidst poverty, crime, and the conflicting pressures of American and Italian values. The novel follows the struggles of her family in Hell's Kitchen, including her daughter's struggles with work and love, her son's involvement with the Mafia, and the family's fight for survival during the Depression and early years of WWII. It is a poignant and realistic portrayal of immigrant life, praised as Puzo's most literary work and a prequel to his more famous The Godfather.
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