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  2. Pinocchio paradox - Wikipedia

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    Pinocchio paradox causes Pinocchio's nose to grow if and only if it does not grow. The Pinocchio paradox arises when Pinocchio says "My nose grows now" and is a version of the liar paradox. [1] The liar paradox is defined in philosophy and logic as the statement "This sentence is false."

  3. The Adventures of Pinocchio - Wikipedia

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    In the second half of the book, the maternal figure of the Blue-haired Fairy is the dominant character, versus the paternal figure of Geppetto in the first part. In February 1883, the story was published in a single book with huge success. [1] Children's literature was a new idea in Collodi's time, an innovation in the 19th century.

  4. Pinocchio - Wikipedia

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    Pinocchio (/ p ɪ ˈ n oʊ k i oʊ / ⓘ pin-OH-kee-oh, [1] Italian: [piˈnɔkkjo]) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. [2] [3] Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village.

  5. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    The previous statement is false." A variant of the liar paradox in which neither of the sentences employs (direct) self-reference, instead this is a case of circular reference. No-no paradox: Two sentences that each say the other is not true. Pinocchio paradox: What would happen if Pinocchio said "My nose grows now"? [1]

  6. The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino - Wikipedia

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    The Golden Key,(zolotoy kluchic) or The Adventures of Buratino is a children's novel by Soviet writer Alexei Tolstoy, which is a literary treatment of Carlo Collodi's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. Tolstoy dedicated the book to his future fourth and last wife, Lyudmila Krestinskaya.

  7. The Green Fisherman - Wikipedia

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    The Green Fisherman (Italian: Il Pescatore Verde) is a fictional character who appears in Carlo Collodi's book The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio). According to Giacomo Maria Prati, The Green Fisherman is one example of the story's parallels with classical mythology , stating that the Fisherman is evocative of the cyclops ...

  8. Talk:Pinocchio paradox/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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  9. Carlo Collodi - Wikipedia

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    Pinocchio, by Enrico Mazzanti (1852–1910), the first illustrator (1883) of The Adventures of Pinocchio. Carlo Lorenzini (Italian: [ˈkarlo lorenˈtsiːni]; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (/ k ə ˈ l oʊ d i / kə-LOH-dee; Italian: [ˈkarlo kolˈlɔːdi]), was an Italian author, humourist, [1] and journalist, [2] widely known for his fairy ...