The Dark Arena
The Dark Arena is the first novel by Mario Puzo, published in 1955.[1]
 First edition | |
| Author | Mario Puzo |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 283 |
| OCLC | 46968806 |
The book follows Walter Mosca, an American World War II veteran who returns to Germany for his girlfriend, Hella. The novel explores life in post-war Germany, a place where the standard currency is not the German mark or even the US dollar but US-made cigarettes.
Reception
The novel was not nearly as successful as his later works. The reviewers gave it modest acclaim, and admitted that Puzo had "solid talent."
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gollark: ++exec```haskellimport Unsafe.Coercedata Would = Seriously Int deriving Showtype Mad = ()data Are = Are Mad deriving Showtype Is = Aredata You = You Are Mad deriving Showdata Thing = This Thing Is Mad deriving Showdata This = Thing Mad deriving Shownewtype Do = Do (Thing -> You -> [Thing])data Why = Why Would You Do This deriving Showinstance Show Do where show x = "Do the thing!"why :: Whywhy = Why would you do_ this where would = Seriously 0 you = You (Are ()) () do_ = Do $ \_ _ -> [] this = Thing ()main = print why```
gollark: Very cool.
gollark: ++exec```haskellimport Unsafe.Coercedata Would = Seriously Why Int deriving Showtype Mad = ()data Are = Are Mad deriving Showtype Is = Aredata You = You Are Mad deriving Showdata Thing = This Thing Is Mad deriving Showdata This = Thing Mad deriving Shownewtype Do = Do (Thing -> You -> [Thing])data Why = Why Would You Do This deriving Showinstance Show Do where show x = "Do the thing!"why :: Whywhy = Why would you do_ this where would = unsafeCoerce Why you = You (Are ()) () do_ = Do $ \_ _ -> [] this = Thing ()main = print why```
References
- "The Dark Arena". Goodreads. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
External links
- Puzo, Mario (2009). The Dark Arena: A Novel. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-48355-3 – via Google Books.
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