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Italian writer (1826–1890)

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For the fraction of the municipality of Pescia in Tuscany, Italy, see Collodi (Italy).

Carlo Lorenzini (Italian:[ˈkarlolorenˈtsiːni]; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (kə-LOH-dee; Italian:[ˈkarlokolˈlɔːdi]), was an Italian author, humourist,^[1] and journalist,^[2] widely known for his fairy tale novelThe Adventures of Pinocchio.

Early life

Collodi was born in Florence on 24 November 1826. His mother Angiolina Orzali Lorenzini was a seamstress from Collodi, the town from which he later took the pen name, and his father Domenico Lorenzini was a cook.^[3] Both parents worked for the marchese Ginori Lisci.^[1] Carlo was the eldest child in the family^[4] and he had ten siblings; seven died at a young age.^[5] He spent most of his childhood in the town of Collodi where his mother wa