![]() According to Francelia Butler, it also remains "the most translated Italian book and, after the Bible, the most widely read". According to Viero Peroncini: "some sources report 35 million, others 80, but it is only a way, even a rather idle one, of quantifying an unquantifiable success". The story has been a public domain work in the U.S. Likely one of the best-selling books ever published, the actual total sales since first being published are unknown due to the many reductions and different versions. Since its first publication, it has inspired hundreds of new editions, stage plays, merchandising, television series and movies, such as Walt Disney's iconic animated version, and commonplace ideas such as a liar's long nose.Īccording to extensive research by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi and UNESCO sources in the late 1990s, the book has been translated into as many as 260 languages worldwide, making it one of the world's most translated books. Philosopher Benedetto Croce reputed it as one of the greatest works of Italian literature. Ī universal icon and a metaphor of the human condition, the book is considered a canonical piece of children's literature and has had great impact on world culture. Since then, the spread of Pinocchio on the main markets for children's books of the time has been continuous and uninterrupted, and it was met with enthusiastic reviews worldwide. In February 1883, the story was published in a single book. The story stopped after nearly 4 months and 8 episodes at Chapter 15, but by popular demand from readers, the episodes were resumed on 16 February 1882. It was originally published in a serial form as The Story of a Puppet ( Italian: La storia di un burattino) in the Giornale per i bambini, one of the earliest Italian weekly magazines for children, starting from 7 July 1881. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. ![]() I'd rather watch the Disney film and forget I read this.The Adventures of Pinocchio ( / p ɪ ˈ n oʊ k i oʊ/ pin- OH-kee-oh Italian: Le avventure di Pinocchio commonly shortened to Pinocchio) is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It moves at a frenetic pace, and with this "mood swing" intricate to the plot, it made me somewhat dizzy.Īll in all, I didn't like it. This book also tends to swing back and forth like a pendulum, from dark to happy to dark again. The book is a lot darker than the Disney film that I seem to only remember parts of. With reading the children's adaptation, I don't think I'll bother with the original. I'd rather watc I was a bit shocked with this. It moves at a frenetic pace, and with this "mood swing" intricate to the plot, it made me somewhat dizzy. He puts Pinocchio the donkey in a bag with a weight and drops him in the oven to drown □Īll the things that happen to Pinocchio over the years is a lesson to teach little boys to go to school and to listen to their parents.more ![]() He does get turned into a donkey, is sold to a circus, gets a lame leg so then is sold to a man that wants his skin to make a drum. He puts Pinocchio the donkey in a bag with a weight and drops him in the oven to drown □ All the things that happen to Pinocchio over the years is a lesson to teach little boys to go to This book was a little much for me and probably many children but my son LOVED it!Įxamples: Pinocchio kills the cricket with a hammer in the first chapter. ![]() This book was a little much for me and probably many children but my son LOVED it! Examples: Pinocchio kills the cricket with a hammer in the first chapter. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
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