Pinocchio
- ISBN-10
- 1590172892
- ISBN-13
- 9781590172896
- Series
- Pinocchio
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 210
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-11-18
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books
- Author
- Carlo Collodi
Description
Though one of the best-known books in the world, Pinocchio at the same time remains unknown—linked in many minds to the Walt Disney movie that bears little relation to Carlo Collodi’s splendid original. That story is of course about a puppet who, after many trials, succeeds in becoming a “real boy.” Yet it is hardly a sentimental or morally improving tale. To the contrary, Pinocchio is one of the great subversives of the written page, a madcap genius hurtled along at the pleasure and mercy of his desires, a renegade who in many ways resembles his near contemporary Huck Finn. Pinocchio the novel, no less than Pinocchio the character, is one of the great inventions of modern literature. A sublime anomaly, the book merges the traditions of the picaresque, of street theater, and of folk and fairy tales into a work that is at once adventure, satire, and a powerful enchantment that anticipates surrealism and magical realism. Thronged with memorable characters and composed with the fluid but inevitable logic of a dream, Pinocchio is an endlessly fascinating work that is essential equipment for life.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2023-04-05
- - pages
- Paperback
- Italian List
Similar books
-
Pinocchio, the Tale of a Puppet
By Carlo CollodiPinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet follows the adventures of a talking wooden puppet whose nose grew longer whenever he told a lie and who wanted more than anything else to become a real boy.As carpenter Master Antonio begins to carve a block ...
-
Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet
By Carlo CollodiWhen Geppetto carves a puppet from magical wood, it starts to talk and move. Geppetto treats the puppet like a son, but Pinocchio is not well-behaved. Pinocchio must prove he is kind enough to become a real boy.
-
Pinocchio: A Classic Illustrated Edition
By Carlo CollodiPresents the adventures of Pinocchio, a mischievous wooden puppet, who wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
-
The Adventures of Pinocchio
By Carlo CollodiExciting tale about the naughty puppet that turns into a loving and obedient little boy after a series of harrowing experiences. 30 new illustrations. Abridged.
-
The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story of a Puppet
By Carlo CollodiThe evocative illustrations by Carmelo Lettere are as delightfully refreshing and timeless as the story itself.
-
Le Avventure Di Pinocchio: Storia Di Un Burattino
By Carlo CollodiCarved from a piece of pine by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, Pinocchio was created as a wooden puppet, but dreamt of becoming a real boy.
-
Pinocchio: The Origin Story
Have you ever wondered where the Pinocchio story really begins? This is the untold origin story behind the beloved wooden boy.
-
The Adventures of Pinocchio
By C CollodiThe Adventures of Pinocchio, also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia.
-
Adventures of Pinocchio - Carlo Collodi
By Carlo CollodiThe story of the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has been familiar in English for over a century.
-
The Illustrated Adventures of Pinocchio
By Carlo Collodi, Graphic EbooksCarlo Collodi's classic book sees new life in this newly illustrated eBook. Over 35 original color illustrations are included in this book (illustrations will appear in B&W if a color reader is not used).