Carlo Collodi

The Adventures of Pinocchio (eBook, ePUB)

The Tale of a Puppet

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette, Pinocchio, to be his son, a fairy brings the toy to life. But Pinocchio is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish. But even with the help of Jiminy, a cricket who the fairy assigns to be his conscience, Pinocchio goes astray. He joins a puppet show instead of going to school, he lies instead of telling the truth, and he travels to Pleasure Island instead of going straight home. An astonishing work of fantasy, this beloved classic was first published in 1883 and was brought to life by Walt Disney in 1940.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dreamscape Media
• Seitenzahl: 161
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666517835
• Artikelnr.: 68953910

Autorenporträt

Carlo Collodi (1826-1890) is the pen name of Italian author Carlo Lorenzini, the creator of the beloved children's character Pinocchio. A Tuscan who fought in Italy's wars of unification, he was already a famous novelist and popular translator of French fairy tales when he began to contribute chapters in the life of a marionette to Italy's first newspaper for children, Il Giornale per i Bambini.

Rezensionen

A zingy new translation. The Economist

Perfectly timed. The translators . . . do justice to the story with their insightful annotations and cogent introduction. . . . Who can t love a story as wildly inventive as [this]? Children certainly love it and have so for nearly 150 years. But Pinocchio can also grab the interest of any adult willing to engage with the story s rich tapestry of symbolism, archetypes, and layers of meaning. . . . Should you find yourself watching all or none of the recent and upcoming film adaptations of Pinocchio, this new translation from Penguin Classics is a terrific way to get reacquainted with one of the world s most popular and important stories. PopMatters

Very lively . . . A fine translation in many ways, and I love the way it brings out the Italianness, and I do like the punch of it. It s great. Ann Hallamore Caesar, The TLS Podcast

A complex, unsettling novel miles away from the morality tale that Pinocchio s story has become . . . Pinocchio harbors a strain of systemic injustice and deep betrayal. . . . Imbued with social criticism and pessimistic humor, [it] can be read, among other things, as an irreverent attack on established authority. . . . As the translators John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna note in a recent critical edition published by Penguin, it s no coincidence that the utterance Pazienza! occurs 15 times throughout the novel. . . . It s a quintessentially Italian admission of defeat . . . that, as Hooper and Kraczyna note, echoes centuries of unwilling yet unavoidable resignation. The Atlantic

An effort to reclaim the spirit of the original, particularly as something distinct from the animated Disney cartoon that most are familiar with . . . Their goal . . . is not dissimilar to that of Matteo Garrone in his wonderfully dark film adaptation: to demonstrate, once again, that Pinocchio is far more than just a children s story. The Week in Italy