Carlo Collodi

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Carlo Collodi
1890 sketch of Collodi
Born	Carlo Lorenzini (1826-11-24)24 November 1826 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	26 October 1890(1890-10-26) (aged 63) Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Occupation	Writer novelist
Nationality	Italian
Genre	Children's literature political satire journalism

Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (Italian:

Collodi became disenchanted with Italian politics afterwards, so he turned to children's literature and his first works involved translating French fairy tales into Italian.[4] In 1875, for instance, he completed Racconti delle fate, a translation of French fairy tales by Charles Perrault. In 1876, Collodi wrote Giannettino (inspired by Alessandro Luigi Parravicini's Giannetto), the Minuzzolo, and Il viaggio per l'Italia di Giannettino, a pedagogic series which explored the unification of Italy through the ironic thoughts and actions of the character Giannettino.^[1]

Lorenzini became fascinated by the idea of using an amiable, rascally character as a means of expressing his own convictions through allegory. In 1880, he began writing Storia di un burattino (Story of a Marionette), also called Le avventure di Pinocchio, which was published weekly in Giornale per i bambini.^[1] Pinocchio was adapted into a 1940 film by Disney that is considered to be one of Disney's greatest films.^[12][13][14]

Collodi died suddenly in Florence on 26 October 1890 at the age of 63 and is interred at Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante in Florence.^[15] The National Carlo Collodi Foundation was established in 1962 to promote education and the works of Collodi,^[16] and Pinocchio Park, which was opened in 1956 in the town of Collodi and remains a popular attraction today.^[17]

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