Pinocchio

Pinocchio

By Carlo Collodi

This tale follows a marionette boy, Pinocchio, crafted out of a talking log by the poor woodcarver, Gepetto. Ill-behaved Pinocchio is peculiar, with a nose that grows with every lie told. As the puppet boy travels out into the world, he finds that it holds more trouble and treachery than even he can handle.

Since this novel was published in 1883, it has become one of the most commonly adapted stories worldwide. This tale about a puppet who wants nothing more than to be a real boy encompasses a heartfelt theme about personal growth and humanity.

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The Adventures of Pinocchio (usually shortened to Pinocchio) is a children's novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi, and written in Pescia. The film revolves around the mischievous adventures of a puppeteer named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.

Originally published in serial form as A Doll's Story (Italian: La storia di un burattino) in Giornale per i Bambini, one of the oldest Italian weekly magazines for children, beginning on July 7, 1881. The story was discontinued after approximately 4 months and 8 episodes In chapter 15, but by popular demand from readers, episodes resumed on February 16, 1882. [1] In February 1883, the story was published in one book. Since then, Pinocchio's spread in the major markets for children's books at the time has been continuous and uninterrupted, and has been met with enthusiastic reviews all over the world.

A universal symbol and metaphor for the human condition, the book is considered an essential piece of children's literature and has had a major impact on global culture. The philosopher Benedetto Croce called it one of the greatest works of Italian literature. Since it was first published, it has inspired hundreds of new releases, plays, merchandising, TV series and movies, like the popular animated version of Walt Disney, and popular ideas like a liar's long nose.

According to extensive research by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi and based on UNESCO sources in the late 1990s, the book has been translated between 240 and 260 languages ​​worldwide. This makes it one of the most translated books in the world. It is considered one of the best-selling books ever published, although the total sales since its first publication are unknown due to several public domain republishes beginning in 1940; According to Viero Berensini: "Some sources report 35 million copies sold, others 80, but it's just a way...to measure an immeasurable success." According to Francelia Butler, it also remains "the most widely translated Italian book and, after the Bible, the most widely read".

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