Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi , actually Carlo Lorenzini (born November 24, 1826 in Florence , † October 26, 1890 ibid) was an Italian writer and journalist . He is the author of the world famous novel The Adventures of Pinocchio .
His last name pseudonym is derived from the village of Collodi . His mother, Angela Orzali, was born there, between Lucca and Pistoia . Collodi himself also spent a large part of his childhood there. In addition to his work as a writer , he also worked as a journalist and prefecture employee. He was involved in the independence movement in Italy and remained unmarried.
The great success of his novel The Adventures of Pinocchio did not materialize until after his death. The first story about Pinocchio appeared on July 7, 1881 in the new children's magazine Giornale per i bambini in Rome. It was not until the 20th century that the literary value of the work was fully recognized by the professional public. Due to its widespread use, his work also had a decisive influence on the development of the Italian language.
Carlo Collodi died at the age of 63. He was buried in his hometown on the Cimitero delle Porte Sante .
literature
- Marcello Carosi: Pinocchio, un messaggio iniziatico: lettura in chiave antroposofica dell'opera collodiana quale messaggio per l 'umanita' alla svolta dei tempi. Edizioni Mediterranee, Rome, 2001, ISBN 88-272-1399-6 .
- Dieter Richter : Carlo Collodi and his Pinocchio. A well-traveled wooden boy and his Tuscan history (= Wagenbach's pocket library . 495). Wagenbach, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-8031-2495-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Carlo Collodi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Carlo Collodi in the German Digital Library
- Fondazione Nazionale C. Collodi - Parco di Pinocchio. (Italian).
- Carlo Lorenzini, detto Collodi: Raccolta di opere. In: intratext.com. May 21, 2007(Italian, collection of works: text, concordances, word lists and statistics).
- Works by Carlo Collodi in the Gutenberg-DE project
- ARD audio library: Juergen Schulz reads: Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi in 13 episodes
Individual evidence
- ^ Carlo Collodi: Pinocchio. (pdf; 509 kB) In: Classics of children's literature. Institute for Modern German Literature and Media at the University of Kiel , October 27, 2004, p. 1 , archived from the original on June 11, 2007 ; accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ^ Klaus Nerger: Carlo Collodi. In: knerger.de. Retrieved July 7, 2021 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Collodi, Carlo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lorenzini, Carlo (real name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Italian writer (Pinocchio) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1890 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Florence |