Adventures of Pinocchio - Oxford World´s Classic
Adventures of Pinocchio - Oxford World´s Classic The story of the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has been familiar in English for over a…
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Adventures of Pinocchio - Oxford World´s Classic
The story of the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has been familiar in English for over a century. This new translation does full justice to the vibrancy and wit of Collodi's original. From the moment Joseph the carpenter carves a puppet that can walk and talk, this wildly inventive fantasy takes Pinocchio through countless adventures, in the course of which his nose grows whenever he tells a lie, he is turned into a donkey, and is swallowed by a dogfish, before he gains real happiness.
An adult reader will recognize social and political satire, and the invaluable introduction and notes illuminate the cultural traditions on which Collodi drew. Far more sophisticated, funny, and hard-hitting than the many abridged versions (and the sentimentalized film) of the story would suggest, Ann Lawson Lucas's translation captures the complexity of Collodi's word-play, slapstick humour, and immediacy of dialogue.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Years Oxford World´s Classic