

Michael also meets Giuliano's parents and Gaspare "Aspanu" Pisciotta, Giuliano's best friend and second in command. Michael learns of a set of documents Giuliano has that would cause the downfall of the current Italian government, to be released upon Giuliano's death or capture, called the Testament.

Don Croce and Michael's father have allied to help the famous bandit Salvatore "Turi" Giluiano escape Sicily and go with Michael to America. He meets with Don Croce Malo, the most powerful Sicilian Mafia boss. In 1950, Michael Corleone, the son of Sicilian-American Mafia Don Vito Corleone, is preparing to return home to America after his exile in Sicily. This novel, though a work of fiction, is based on the real life exploits of Giuliano. In this novel, the spelling of Salvatore Giuliano's name was intentionally changed by Puzo to "Guiliano". It was adapted into a film in 1987, though all Godfather references were removed for copyright reasons in the film adaptation. It is regarded as The Godfather 's literary sequel and is the second book in The Godfather novel series. It is set in the same universe as Puzo's most famous work, The Godfather (1969), and contains characters from The Godfather. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group ( ISBN 4-7), it is based on the life of Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano. The Sicilian is a novel by American author Mario Puzo.
