The Sicilian The Sicilian The Sicilian is a novel by Italian-American author Mario Puzo. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (), it is based on Puzo's most famous work, "The Godfather". It is regarded as "The Godfather"'s literary sequel. In this novel, the spelling of Salvatore Giuliano's name was intentionally changed by Puzo to "Guiliano". This novel, though a work of fiction, is based on the real life exploits of Giuliano. The novel opens in 1950 Sicily, where Michael Corleone, nearing the end of his exile in Sicily, meets with Don Croce Malo, the "Capo di Capi" or Boss of
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote character whose name is based on Tony Grisoni's), a 21st-century marketing executive thrown back through time and who meets Don Quixote. Their version would also have borrowed elements from Mark Twain's 1889 novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", including its time travel elements; after having failed "Don Quixote"s original attempt, Gilliam had unsuccessfully tried to adapt "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" into a film. Gilliam officialized "Don Quixote" to be his next project at the UK premiere of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" in 1998, with pre-production starting the same year. Gilliam, tired with Hollywood