The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story of a Puppet (Italia) - Softcover

Collodi, Carlo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1586420526 ISBN 13: 9781586420529

Publisher: Zoland Books, 1998

Synopsis

Readers familiar only with the Disney adaptations of Collodi’s classic will be surprised by this dark masterpiece, a central work in the Italian literary canon.
First published in serial form in 1881 in the Italian periodical Giornale dei Bambini, The Adventures of Pinocchio garnered immediate acclaim as a children’s story. Today Italians consider Pinocchio, along with The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, one of their most important works of literature. Collodi did more than merely weave a captivating tale. Through metaphor and allusion he summed up the national character of Italy and made biting commentary on many of the prominent social concerns of the nineteenth century, among them the despair and hunger of poverty, the importance of an education, and the hypocrisy of the judicial and medical establishments. Indeed, the universality of Collodi’s themes led Benedetto Croce to remark, “The wood from which Pinocchio is carved is humanity itself.” This vibrant new translation fully renders Collodi’s subtle and sarcastic wit, reclaiming the book for adult readers. The evocative illustrations by Carmelo Lettere are as delightfully refreshing and timeless as the story itself.

About this title

About the Author:

CARLO COLLODI, a pseudonym he adopted from the town of his mother’s birth, was born Carlo Lorenzini in Florence in 1826. The author of several works of childrens’ fantasy, including an Italian translation of the French fairy tales of Charles Perrault, Collodi is best known for Pinocchio. He died in 1890.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian

About this edition

• Publisher: Zoland Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1586420526
• ISBN 13: 9781586420529
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 150
• Illustrator: Lettere Carmelo