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Carlo Collodi (1826–1890)

Author of Pinocchio

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About the Author

Carlo Collodi was born Carlo Lorenzini in Florence, Italy on November 24, 1826. He joined a seminary as a young man, but Collodi found politics more interesting, as the movement for Italian national unification spread. At the age of 22, he became a journalist to work for the Italian independence show more struggle. In 1848 he founded the satirical journal Il Lampione, which was suppressed in 1849. His next periodical, La Scaramuccia, was more fortunate, and in 1860 he revived Il Lampione again. Collodi also wrote comedies and edited newspapers and reviews. He took the pseudonym Collodi from the name of the town, where his mother was born and where he spent time as a boy. In 1861, when Italy became a united nation, Collodi gave up journalism. After 1870 he settled down as a theatrical censor and magazine editor. He turned to children's fantasy, translating Italian versions of the fairy tales of the French writer Charles Perrault's. Collodi also began to write his own children's stories, including a series about a character named Giannettino. The first chapter of Pinocchio appeared in the Giornale dei bambini in 1881, and became an immediate success. He died in Florence on October 26, 1890. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Carlo Collodi

Pinocchio (1883) — Author — 8,170 copies
Pinocchio (Classic Starts) (2008) 147 copies
Pinocchio (Graphic Novel) (2008) 139 copies
Favourite Tales: Pinocchio (1992) 63 copies
Pinocchio (Easy Readers) (1987) 47 copies
Pipeto, el monito rosado (1901) 41 copies
I racconti delle fate (1976) 29 copies
Opere (1995) 16 copies
Pinocchio Chick-fil-A (2011) 15 copies
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) 14 copies
Le avventure di Pinocchio (1974) 11 copies
I ragazzi grandi (1989) 8 copies
Pinokkio 8 copies
The Patua Pinocchio (2014) 7 copies
Fiabe e racconti (1991) 7 copies
Giannettino 7 copies
PINÓQUIO 6 copies
Pinocho (Spanish Edition) (2015) 5 copies
Pinocho (2013) 4 copies
Pinotxo Pinocchio (1996) 2 copies
La Bella y la Bestia (2008) 2 copies
Pinocchio (1881) — Author — 2 copies
This Side of Paradise (2013) 2 copies
Pinokkio 2 copies
Pinocchio seiklused (2018) 2 copies
Minuzzolo (2015) 2 copies
Macchiette (2010) 2 copies
Pinocho [Pinnochio] (2007) 2 copies
Fra Pinocchio (1983) 2 copies
La gatta bianca (1988) 2 copies
Storie allegre (2018) 2 copies
Πινόκιο 2 copies
Pinóquio (2015) 2 copies
Pinokio 1 copy
Pinotxoren abenturak (2011) 1 copy
Fairy Tales for Kids: Pinocchio (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy
Pinocchio. Con DVD (2011) 1 copy
Pinoccio (Fairy Tales) (1998) 1 copy
Pinocchio 1 copy
The "Pop-Up" Pinocchio (1932) 1 copy
Pinocchios Abenteuer. (1983) 1 copy
PINÓQUIO 1 copy
MIGAJITA. 1 copy
Pinocchio 1 copy
小木偶 1 copy
Pinocho (01) 1 copy
Pinokkio (1992) 1 copy
Gli ultimi fiorentini (2002) 1 copy
Historias Alegres (2009) 1 copy
Pinocchios äventyr (1976) 1 copy
Pinokkio (1979) 1 copy
NOVELA GRAF: PINOCHO (2013) 1 copy
Pinocchio (Disney) (1992) 1 copy
Pinocchio - Tie-in (2020) 1 copy
Pinokio (2003) 1 copy

Associated Works

Pinocchio [1940 film] (1940) — Original novel — 653 copies
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1961) — Contributor — 209 copies
Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1939) 207 copies
The Land of Stories: A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales (2016) — Contributor — 123 copies
Best in Children's Books 32 (1960) 83 copies
Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) 74 copies
The Adventures of Pinocchio [1996 film] (1996) — Original story — 52 copies
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories (2018) — Contributor — 22 copies
Pinocchio Goes to School (1982) — Original Author — 16 copies
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio [2022 film] (2022) — Original book — 15 copies
Pinocchio and the Great Whale (Adventures of Pinocchio, 4.) (1982) — Original Author — 15 copies
The Pomegranates and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales (2021) — Contributor; Contributor — 14 copies
Pinocchio [2022 film] (2022) — Original novel — 5 copies

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Folio Archives 273: Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 2011 in Folio Society Devotees (June 2022)
Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, reviewed by jseger9000 in Reviews reviewed (October 2011)

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AnkaraLibrary | 142 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
There was mention somewhere of the original Italian story of Pinocchio here on LT, probably in conjunction with discussion of the del Toro movie version, and I realized I had never read it, so I checked this lavish volume out of the library. As a physical object, it's gorgeous. Large format, exquisitely illustrated by Robert Ingpen, pages so thick you never believe you're turning just one at a time, bright red ribbon place marker... If only I could have enjoyed the story. It's not just that it doesn't jive with the Disney version; that on its own is a positive. It's just too choppy, with no internal logic to it except for the over-explicated lesson about what happens to naughty children who don't obey their parents and pay attention to their teachers, which even a WOODEN HEADED PUPPET should have taken to heart long about the half-way point. There's very little charm to it that doesn't come from Ingpen's imagination, no real suspense, artificial cliff-hanger chapter breaks. Translation issues? Possibly. I understand it was written in segments, for serial publication. That shows. I don't see it appealing to any of the young'uns, past or present, that I know well. PLEASE NOTE that this edition is NOT the one I have reviewed.… (more)
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laytonwoman3rd | 142 other reviews | Dec 20, 2023 |
Um pedaço de madeira falante aparece misteriosamente na oficina de mestre Cereja. O marceneiro, apavorado, presenteia o amigo Gepeto com essa peça de madeira viva. Gepeto tem planos ambiciosos: fabricar uma marionete maravilhosa, capaz de dançar e dar saltos mortais, e ganhar o mundo com sua atração.Os planos do pobre marceneiro, porém, não se concretizam. Mal nasce, Pinóquio já começa com suas estripulias: arranca a peruca amarela de seu "pai", e seu nariz começa a crescer até se tornar um "narigão interminável". Daqui por diante, Pinóquio vai se meter em confusão atrás de confusão. Vende a cartilha que ganhou de Gepeto, escapa de ir à escola e vai parar no Grande Teatro de Marionetes. Ele se defronta com as artimanhas da Raposa e do Gato, que o levam para o Campo dos Milagres e tentam enforcá-lo. Do seu lado, estão o conselheiro Grilo-Falante e a Fada de cabelos azuis, que aparece para salvá-lo da armadilha do País dos Brinquedos, onde os meninos se transformam em burros.As aventuras de Pinóquio é a obra original de Carlo Collodi, publicada pela primeira vez em 1883. Em seu percurso de transformação de boneco em menino, Pinóquio enfrenta as intempéries das noites longas e frias, depara com a autoridade da lei, padece de uma fome terrível e descobre a solidão da condição humana. Fantasia, humor e ironia se combinam neste clássico da literatura, indicado para todas as idades.… (more)
 
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