Pinocchio (Illustrated)
| AUTHOR | Collodi, Carlo; Eco, Umberto; Testa, Fulvio et al. |
| PUBLISHER | New York Review of Books (10/09/2012) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Though one of the best-known books in the world, Pinocchio at the same time remains unknown--linked in many minds to the Walt Disney movie that bears little relation to Carlo Collodi's splendid original. That story is of course about a puppet who, after many trials, succeeds in becoming a "real boy." Yet it is hardly a sentimental or morally improving tale. To the contrary, Pinocchio is one of the great subversives of the written page, a madcap genius hurtled along at the pleasure and mercy of his desires, a renegade who in many ways resembles his near contemporary Huck Finn. Pinocchio the novel, no less than Pinocchio the character, is one of the great inventions of modern literature. A sublime anomaly, the book merges the traditions of the picaresque, of street theater, and of folk and fairy tales into a work that is at once adventure, satire, and a powerful enchantment that anticipates surrealism and magical realism. Thronged with memorable characters and composed with the fluid but inevitable logic of a dream, Pinocchio is an endlessly fascinating work that is essential equipment for life. Geoffrey Brock's acclaimed new translation is reissued in an edition for children with over fifty full-page watercolors by Fulvio Testa.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781590175880
ISBN-10:
1590175883
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Picture Book)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
184
Carton Quantity:
10
Product Dimensions:
8.90 x 0.90 x 11.30 inches
Weight:
2.65 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
Juvenile Fiction | Classics
Juvenile Fiction | Places - Europe
Grade Level:
Kindergarten
- 4th Grade
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2012004946
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Brock's acclaimed new translation of Collodi's classic novel is reissued in an edition for children with more than 50 full-page watercolors by Testa.
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Though one of the best-known books in the world, Pinocchio at the same time remains unknown--linked in many minds to the Walt Disney movie that bears little relation to Carlo Collodi's splendid original. That story is of course about a puppet who, after many trials, succeeds in becoming a "real boy." Yet it is hardly a sentimental or morally improving tale. To the contrary, Pinocchio is one of the great subversives of the written page, a madcap genius hurtled along at the pleasure and mercy of his desires, a renegade who in many ways resembles his near contemporary Huck Finn. Pinocchio the novel, no less than Pinocchio the character, is one of the great inventions of modern literature. A sublime anomaly, the book merges the traditions of the picaresque, of street theater, and of folk and fairy tales into a work that is at once adventure, satire, and a powerful enchantment that anticipates surrealism and magical realism. Thronged with memorable characters and composed with the fluid but inevitable logic of a dream, Pinocchio is an endlessly fascinating work that is essential equipment for life. Geoffrey Brock's acclaimed new translation is reissued in an edition for children with over fifty full-page watercolors by Fulvio Testa.
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Introduction by:
Eco, Umberto
UMBERTO ECO is the author of five novels and numerous essay collections, including The Name of the Rose, The Prague Cemetery, and Inventing the Enemy. He received Italy's highest literary award, the Premio Strega, was named a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur by the French government, and is an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Illustrator:
Testa, Fulvio
Fulvio Testa is an artist working mainly in watercolor and oils. Since 1971 he has illustrated children's books, a number of which have been published by the New York Review of Books. He has had numerous exhibitions in the United States and Europe.
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