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This is a brief discussion of Carlo Collodi and, of course, of some speculative-fiction books by Collodi.

This discussion and list does not necessarily include every book by Collodi: it includes only those books that I both know and like. Just as with the author list itself, omission of a particular item may mean I didn’t think highly enough of the omitted item, or it may simply mean that I have not yet sufficient familiarity with it. (In a very few cases, I have listed some books merely on the strength of my opinion of the author: all such books are clearly marked below, as throughout these lists, with a hash mark (#) before the title so you know what’s what.)

I don’t pretend that this discussion is a deep analysis. My intent is no more than to give you a rough idea of what kinds of tales Collodi tells, how those tales are usually told, and what makes them and Collodi worthy; in sum, to help you rank Carlo Collodi (and the works by Collodi listed here) on your personal literary “to do” list.


A Few Words About Carlo Collodi

Regrettably, I have not yet had an opportunity to write an essay on this author, but the “Other Resources” section below will lead you to some information about the “Notable Books” listed farther down this page.

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Other Carlo Collodi Resources

Carlo Collodi Resources on the Web

There are some good few that are insightful and interesting. Perhaps the best are these: the Carlo Collodi entry at the fine Authors Calendar site; the Collodi, Carlo entry at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction; and The Truth About Pinocchio’s Nose [archived copy], an essay by John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna at The New York Times. But also utile are the mini-site, The Adventures of Pinocchio, and another such, Carlo Collodi, at The Literature Network.

That scarcely exhausts the list; another couple of useful pages are C. Collodi at the American Literature site, and an interesting Carlo Collodi Biography at the nocloo site.

There are many more, but those above are probably all you need—the rest would be duplicative. (But don’t overlook Collodi’s other book, The Adventures of Pipì the Pink Monkey—the link is to an article about it in The Guardian.)

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Carlo Collodi Resources in Print

Somewhat surprisingly, I could find none.

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Notable Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books by Carlo Collodi *

(For more possible titles by this author, see the “Unrated Books by Rated Authors” page.)

(There are countless bastardizations of the original Pinocchio tale; seek out only an authentic translation of Collodi’s actual, complete work—no more, no less. There are a few acceptable editions; the one listed below may be the best—the translation is by Carol della Chiesa and the illustrations are the classics by Attilio Mussino. MacMillan has been producing new editions about every generation since the first in 1929; the linked one is their 1989 deluxe “Big Pinocchio” edition (a slightly larger reprint of their 1969 edition). This is, of course a “children’s book”, but rather less so than you may think.)

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