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Died: October 26, 1890, in Florence, Italy
Carlo 'Collodi' (originally Carlo Lorenzini) took his pseudonym from the name of the town where his mother was born; a small village in Tuscany. The son of a cook and domestic servant, he grew up 'wild' on the streets of Florence. These experiences likely later informed the writing of this author of the well-known children's tale Pinocchio, although he never married nor had children of his own. He joined the seminary as a young man in order to study for the priesthood, but found, perhaps not surprisingly, that it was not an appropriate vocation for him. His interests were also more attuned to patriotism than religion at the time.
Accordingly in 1848 he joined the Tuscan volunteers supporting the Risogimento in its struggle with Austria. Soon afterward he began his career as an advocate-journalist, publishing a newspaper of political satire, Il Lampione. The government closed down this paper before long, but Collodi continued to write in various capacities for a number of years. In 1853 he wrote for La Scarrammucia, a journal on theater, and between 1850-1859 he wrote a number of novels, varying in subject.
In 1859 Collodi fought in a cavalry regiment, again in opposition to the Austrians. By 1860 he was working as a government official in the area of educational reforms. When he was asked to translate fairy tales from French to Italian, his work was so successful he was then asked to write his own educational books for pupils. Giannettino and Minnuzzolo were therefore written and published in 1876 and 1878, respectively.
The text Collodi is best known for, Pinnocchio: The Adventures of a Puppet, was begun in serial form in the July 7, 1881 edition of the journal Giornale dei bambini. He gradually added more episodes and published the collection in 1883 which in turn was translated into English in 1892. Walt Disney created a feature length animated film based on the book in 1940.
Pinocchio
The well-known tale of a wooden puppet
who comes to life. Pinocchio, whose nose grows large when he tells a lie, learns right
from wrong through his many adventures on his way to becoming a real live boy.
Pinocchio
This Disney masterpiece from 1940 will
hold up forever precisely because it doesn't restrain or temper the most elemental
emotions and themes germane to its story. Pinocchio is among the most magical, mythical,
and frightening films to come from the studio in its long history.
The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story of a Puppet
Collodi's witty, satiric tale is much
harsher than its Hollywood adaptation, and grownups will appreciate it as much or more
than children.