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Item Details
Title:
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ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
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By: |
Carlo Collodi |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£2.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
0679834664 |
ISBN 13: |
9780679834663 |
Publisher: |
CORNERSTONE |
Pub. date: |
6 October, 1992 |
Pages: |
355 |
Description: |
From the time he is transformed from a block of wood into a runaway puppet to the happy ending where he is turned into a real boy, Pinocchio and his notorious nose have fired the imaginations of children for over 100 years. The rich illustrations in this Pictureback retelling capture the folk-tale flavor of this timeless favorite. Full color. |
Synopsis: |
Carlo Collodi (pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini) was born in Florence in 1826. He was deeply committed to the political objectives of the Risorgimento: the self-government and unification of Italy, and sympathized with the democratizing reforms accompanying it. Professionally a civil servant, he devoted his most enthusiastic energies to his prolific writing as a freelance journalist and satirical critic of the social and political scene. Also the author of novels and plays, at almost 50 he was commissioned to translate Perrault's fairy tales into Italian. A further commission produced a modern version of a children's classic: Giannettino was an entertaining story which successfully disguised its didactic purpose; it was followed, until the end of Collodi's life, by a series of sequels. The Adventures of Pinocchio was originally serialized in a children's newspaper, with resounding success, and was published as a book in 1883. Collodi died in 1890. |
Illustrations: |
colour illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Random House Audiobooks |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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