{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-pinocchio-9780143136095","title":"The Adventures of Pinocchio","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revelatory new annotated edition of the most translated Italian book in the world--the basis for two new major motion pictures: a Netflix animated version co-directed and co-written by Guillermo del Toro and voiced by Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton, and a Disney Plus live-action version directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, \u003cb\u003eCynthia Erivo, \u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lorraine Bracco, and \u003cb\u003eKeegan-Michael Key\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarved from a piece of wood by the old carpenter Geppetto, the puppet Pinocchio comes to life and immediately starts to misbehave. But while this beloved character has achieved literary immortality, the novel has been widely misunderstood. Pinocchio has a penchant for lying, to be sure, but it's when he avoids going to school that he repeatedly gets into trouble. \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Pinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e is thus not a cautionary tale about lying but an unusually timely fable for our increasingly authoritarian times--a story about the importance of education and of preventing others from pulling our strings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis effervescent new translation captures the antic spirit that makes the mischievous, egotistical, and easily distracted Pinocchio a late nineteenth-century prototype for the likes of Bart Simpson. Featuring copious annotations informed by the translators' deep knowledge of Italy, it reveals the novel to be not only a subversively entertaining children's book but also a sophisticated satire reflecting the author's concern for the social inequality of his time and his belief that duty to others is at the core of our humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlo Collodi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143136095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlo Collodi\u003c\/b\u003e (1826-1890) was the pen name of Carlo Lorenzini, an Italian author, journalist, translator, critic, and satirist from Florence who took part in Italy's struggle for independence and died too soon to witness the international success of his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Pinocchio, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich is laced with wry comments on Italian society, some as relevant today as they were in the late nineteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hooper\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is Italy and Vatican correspondent of \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Italians.\u003c\/i\u003e He has reported from Italy for more than twenty years and is a lecturer at the Florence campus of Stanford University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Kraczyna\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is a native of Florence, the daughter of American artists who moved to Italy. She has taught at the Florence campuses of Stanford University and Sarah Lawrence College, and divides her time among translating, interpreting, and lecturing at American universities in her native city on the language, literature, and society of Italy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Carlo Collodi \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47598631911581,"sku":"9780143136095","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c353df09-6aac-4148-907f-43c118ca877f.jpg?v=1769516948","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-pinocchio-9780143136095","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}