query: instance_of nick geraci
supports: The Godfather Returns is a novel written by author Mark Winegardner, published in 2004. It is the sequel to Mario Puzo's "The Godfather", which was originally published in 1969, and "The Sicilian" (1984). The publisher, Random House, selected Winegardner to write a sequel after Puzo's death. As the original novel covered the years 1945 to 1955, and included significant back story on Don Vito Corleone's life, "Returns" covers the years 1955 to 1962, and includes significant back story on Michael Corleone's life prior to the first novel. Vito Andolini Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" and in Francis Ford Coppola's film series based on the novel, where he was portrayed by Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" and, as a young man, by Robert De Niro in "The Godfather Part II". Mark Winegardner (born November 24, 1961) is an American writer born and raised in Bryan, Ohio. His novels include "The Godfather Returns", "Crooked River Burning", and "The Veracruz Blues". He published a collection of short stories, "That's True of Everybody", in 2002. His newest novel, "The Godfather's Revenge", was published in November 2006 by Putnam. His "Godfather" novels continue the story of the Corleone family depicted in Mario Puzo's "The Godfather". Mario Gianluigi Puzo (October 15, 1920  July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter and journalist of Italian descent. He is known for his crime novels about the Mafia, most notably "The Godfather" (1969), which he later co-adapted into a three-part film saga directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the first film in 1972 and "Part II" in 1974. Puzo also wrote the original screenplay for the 1978 "Superman" film. His last novel, "The Family", was released posthumously in 2001. Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, are politically motivated. Sometimes criminal organizations force people to do business with them, such as when a gang extorts money from shopkeepers for so-called "protection". Gangs may become disciplined enough to be considered "organized". A criminal organization or gang can also be referred to as a mafia, mob, or crime syndicate; the network, subculture and community of criminals may be referred to as the underworld. Bryan is a city in and the county seat of Williams County, Ohio, United States, in the state's northwestern corner. The population was 8,545 at the 2010 census. The Godfather's Revenge, a 2006 novel written by author Mark Winegardner, is the sequel to "The Godfather", "The Sicilian", and "The Godfather Returns". The story takes place from 19631964, and picks up the story from where "The Godfather Returns" left off. The novel deals with Michael Corleone's guilt over the events of "The Godfather Part II", particularly his ordering the death of his brother, Fredo. Subplots include Nick Geraci's plans for revenge against the Corleones, Tom Hagen's being implicated in a murder, and organized crime's battle with a presidential family (the Sheas, who are analogous to the Kennedy family). The Sicilian is a novel by Italian-American author Mario Puzo. Published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (ISBN 0-671-43564-7), it is based on Puzo's most famous work, "The Godfather". It is regarded as "The Godfather"'s literary sequel. Random House is the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. 
  As of 2013, it is part of Penguin Random House, which is jointly owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British global education and publishing company Pearson PLC. The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Partially based on Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather", the film is both sequel and prequel to "The Godfather", presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone crime family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (De Niro), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City. Tom Hagen is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel "Godfather" and Francis Ford Coppola's films "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II". He was portrayed by Robert Duvall in the films. Fausto Dominick ' Nick ' Geraci Jr. is a central character in the Mark Winegardner novels The Godfather Returns and The Godfather 's Revenge . Michael Corleone is the main protagonist of Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" and the three Godfather films directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He was portrayed in the three films by Al Pacino, who was twice nominated for Academy Awards for the part. The Kennedy family is an American family that has been prominent in American politics, public service, and business during the 20th century. At least one Kennedy family member held federal elective office in every year between 1947 and 2011, and then from 2013 onwards, a span of time comprising more than a quarter of the nation's existence. Three of the four sons of Joseph, Sr. and Rose Kennedy served as Senator, and later ran for the presidency.
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answer: fictional character