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University of California Press

The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le Avventure Di Pinocchio)

by Carlo Collodi (Author), Nicolas J. Perella (Translator), Nicolas J. Perella (Introduction by), Nicolas J. Perella (Contribution by)
Paperback
Price: $34.95 / £30.00
Publication Date: Aug 2005
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 510
ISBN: 9780520246867
Trim Size: 5 x 8
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About the Book

Perella's translation and introductory essay capture the wit, irony, ambiguity, and social satire of the original nineteenth-century text, finally reclaiming Pinocchio for adult readers. It also represents the first time the whole story has appeared in English. This bilingual edition includes over 130 drawings by the original illustrator, Enrico Mazzanti.

About the Author

Nicolas J. Perella is Professor Emeritus of Italian at the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

An Essay on Pinocchio

Preface to the Text and Translation

Brief Remarks on the Illustrations

Le Avventure di Pinocchio
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The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story of a Puppet

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION:

"The best English translation."—Franco Fido, Harvard University

"A literary masterpiece. Perella’s translation is excellent and is unlikely to be surpassed."—Ernesto G. Caserta, Duke University

"The real Pinocchio offers pleasures never hinted at by Disney.... A masterful blend of realism and fantasy."—Voice Literary Supplement

"Perella's opening essay is no mere 'introduction'; it is the fullest exposition of the novel ever to appear in English.... Enormously rewarding."—The Pinocchio Catalogue