PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: <BR>"The "best "English translation."--Franco Fido, Harvard University <BR>"A literary masterpiece. Perella's translation is excellent and is unlikely to be surpassed."--Ernesto G. Caserta, Duke University <BR>"The real Pinocchio offers pleasures never hinted at by Disney.... A masterful blend of realism and fantasy."--"Voice Literary Supplement " <BR>"Perella's opening essay is no mere 'introduction'; it is the fullest exposition of the novel ever to appear in English.... Enormously rewarding."--"The Pinocchio Catalogue "
