کتاب The Adventures of PinocchioOriginal 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 Collodis original Far more sophisticated funny and hardhitting than the many abridged versions and the sentimentalized film of the story would suggest Ann Lawson Lucass translation captures the complexity of Collodis wordplay 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