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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. 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.
This new translation does full justice to the vibrancy and wit of
Collodi's original. 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. An adult reader will recognize social and
political satire, and the invaluable introduction and notes
illuminate the cultural traditions on which Collodi drew.
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