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Biography of Carlo Collodi

Carlo Collodi was the pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, journalist and writer (Florence, 1826-1890), son of Domenico Lorenzini, the cook for the Ginori counts, and Angiolina (Maria Angela) Orzali, eldest daughter of the Ginori farm’s steward. Carlo was born in Florence but spent much of his childhood in Collodi with his mother’s family. He later attended religious schools in Colle Val d ’Elsa, where he was in the seminary from age 12 to 16 and was afterward at the Piarist Fathers in Florence. Lorenzini began his career as a professional writer around age twenty, annotating a prestigious Florentine bookstore’s catalogs. He then began to publish (1847) in "L'Italia Musicale", one of the foremost specialized periodicals of the era. His world-famous masterpiece, The Adventures of Pinocchio, was written during his prime years (1881-1883) when he was a famous journalist and writer.

As a journalist, he founded and ran numerous newspapers, including "Il Lampione". Closed by censorship after the 1848 riots, Lorenzini reopened in 1859, after

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Who doesn’t know Pinocchio? Indeed, perhaps the wooden puppet was best known to children a few generations ago, but the classic Disney cartoon has ensured that it is not forgotten, even in this digital age.

It must also be said that the Pinocchio that many have in mind is just that of Disney, which is not exactly that of the original book. Or rather, let’s say that it is an excellent interpretation of what Carlo Collodi wrote, adapted and made interesting for children and adults of our time.

Much less well known is its author, Carlo Collodi.

The biography

Carlo Collodi’s real name was Carlo Lorenzini, he was born on November 24, 1826.

His family was not well-off, her parents in fact were at the service of the Tuscan noble family of the Garzoni Venturi Ginori: her father was a cook and her mother, Angelina Orzali, was a waitress despite her having an elementary school diploma.

Very often, the parents worked in different residences, and Carlo spent the first years of his childhood in Collodi, with his mother’s aunt. From here was bor

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Carlo Collodi

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Carlo Corenzini was both in Florence, Italy, in 1826 and worked as a writer and journalist under the pseudonym Carlo Collodi. In addition to being celebrated for his writing he was also known for his active interest in political life and ideas. He first began to engage with a young audience of readers when he published a translation of the French Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault in 1876, and then began work on his most celebrated book, Pinocchio, in 1881. His story of a puppet began life as a series of instalments published in The Children's Magazine before being published as a complete book - with a new ending - in 1883. Corenzini died some seven years later, in 1890, in his home city of Florence.

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