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Abstract: An international masterpiece of children's literature, Carlo CoUodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio first appeared in 1883. A fairy tale that is both modern and timeless, it has been thè subject of many adaptations - literary, dramatic, theatrical, choreographic, for thè cinema and television and in strip cartoon form, as well as in hundreds of translations and in music and song. The adventures and character of Pinocchio have inspired many visual artists who have illustrated both CoUodi's originai story and its many adaptations, of which Christine Nòstlinger's The New Pinocchio, illustrated by Antonio Saura, is acknowledged to be one of thè best.