Pinocchio (New York Review Books (Paperback))

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Pinocchio (New York Review Books (Paperback))

Though one of the best-known books in the world, Pinocchio at the same time remains unknownâ€”linked in many minds to the Walt Disney movie that bears little relation to Carlo Collodiâ€™s splendid original. That story is of course about a puppet who, after many trials, succeeds in becoming a â€œreal boy.â€ 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.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781590172896
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-11-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590172896

Country	USA
Brand	New York Review of Books
Manufacturer	NYRB Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781590172896
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2008-11-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590172896

Pinocchio (New York Review Books (Paperback))

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