First published in the year 1883, 'The Adventures of Pinocchio' is a children's adventure fantasy by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is a story about an animated puppet, boys who turn into donkeys and other fairy tale devices. The setting of the story is the Tuscan area of Italy. It was a unique literary marriage of genres for its time. The story's Italian language is peppered with Florentine dialect features, such as the protagonist's Florentine name.
First published in the year 1883, 'The Adventures of Pinocchio' is a children's adventure fantasy by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is a story about an animated puppet, boys who turn into donkeys and other fairy tale devices. The setting of the story is the Tuscan area of Italy. It was a unique literary marriage of genres for its time. The story's Italian language is peppered with Florentine dialect features, such as the protagonist's Florentine name.