Pinocchio By Carlo Collodi ... When Mastro Geppetto, a poor carpenter, carves a log of wood into a marionette, little does he know that his creation, Pinocchio, would be notorious and wicked. He pulls off Gepettos wig as soon as his hands are carved, kicks him on the tip of his nose as soon as his feet are finished, and when he is taught to walk, Pinocchio runs around the room and flies out the open door. Thus begins the adventures of Pinocchio . . . From killing the cricket and burning his own feet to becoming a donkey and getting into trouble with the assassins, he leaps from one trick and mischief to the other. And with every lie he tells his nose keeps growing longer and longer and longer. But Pinocchio wishes to become a real boy and has promised the Fairy to be good. Will he be able to keep his promise? One of the greatest works of Italian literature and a canonical piece of childrens literature, Carlo Collodis The Adventures of Pinocchio has been translated into more than three hundred languages. It has not only inspired numerous new editions, but has also been adapted into stage plays, musicals, movies, and television series. Pinocchio continues to remain a cultural icon.
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Carlo Collodi
Fulvio Testa is one of Italy's most distinguished artists and illustrators and has had many exhibitions in the United States and Europe. In addition to his own prize-winning titles, he has illustrated books by authors such as Anthony Burgess and Gianni Rodari. Carlo Collodi was the pen name if Carlo Lorenzini who was born in Florence in 1826. The son of a cook and a servant, he began his writing career as a journalist before turning to children's stories. He died in 1890, unaware of the international success that his creation Pinocchio would eventually enjoy. Geoffrey Brock is the prizewinning translator of works by Cesare Pavese, Umberto Eco, Roberto Calasso, and others. He teaches creative writing and translation at the University of Arkansas.