Pinocchio (New York Review Books (Paperback))

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 Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781590172896
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-11-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590172896

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