{"product_id":"9788494365553","title":"Pinocchio in Venice","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePinocchio in Venice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this bold and provocative novel, Robert Coover reimagines Carlo Collodi’s classic tale, taking it into adult and sophisticated literary territory. The reader follows the elderly Professor Pinenut, an aged Pinocchio turned eminent scholar, on his nostalgic return to Venice. There, while attempting to write the final chapter of his work dedicated to the Turquoise-Haired Fairy, he finds himself trapped in a labyrinth of memories, nightmares, and grotesque encounters that will put his flesh, his wood, and his very identity to the test. A masterpiece of postmodern fiction that challenges narrative conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Pinenut, an elderly art expert famous for his escapades in Hollywood, returns to Venice moved by a sudden wave of nostalgia. His goal is to write the final chapter of his definitive work, titled \u003ci\u003eMamma\u003c\/i\u003e, dedicated to the Turquoise-Haired Fairy who, long ago, transformed him from a wooden puppet into a boy of flesh and blood. However, what begins as an artistic and sentimental quest turns into a descent into the hells of his own past. In the city of canals, the old academic faces situations that border on the nightmarish, revisiting obsessions, guilts, and transformations that blur the line between reality and fiction, lost childhood, and the present of old age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe postmodern reinvention of the classic Pinocchio tale for an adult audience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe passage of time, nostalgia, and the confrontation with one's own past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIdentity and the duality between a wooden essence and the human experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eArtistic and literary creation as an obsessive and cathartic process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe city of Venice as a dreamlike, decadent, and oppressive setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is aimed at adult readers with a taste for experimental and postmodern literature. It is ideal for those seeking a bold and complex reinterpretation of a children's classic, stripped of any sentimentality. It will also be of great interest to those who appreciate the narrative of authors like Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges, or Coover himself, as well as scholars of metafiction and the deconstruction of literary myths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA unique reading experience that subverts expectations of a well-known story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA deep and disturbing exploration of old age, memory, and identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRich, witty, and multi-layered prose that rewards re-reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original vision of Venice, transformed into another character in the plot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coover, Robert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pálido Fuego\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION, SHORT STORIES, TRAVEL LITERATURE, CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION AND REAL STORIES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e NARRATIVE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 403\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinocchio in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is a demanding and fascinating literary proposal that will not leave anyone indifferent. Robert Coover demonstrates an absolute mastery of language and narrative structure to construct an adult fable about the fragility of being. Its main appeal lies in the boldness of taking a childhood icon and subjecting it to a grotesque, melancholic, and deeply human maturity. It is, without a doubt, an essential read for those looking for an intellectual challenge and an out-of-the-ordinary aesthetic experience in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PÁLIDO FUEGO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53406745395547,"sku":"9788494365553","price":25.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849436555.jpg?v=1781839991","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788494365553","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}