
I, Pinocchio, the True & Only One
Sat, Feb 26
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Confessions of a former puppet who converted from matter to soul


Time & Location
Feb 26, 2022, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. PST
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About the Event
The Dante Alighieri Society of BC invites you to a talk by Prof. Carlo Testa:
Pinocchio, the True & Only One: Confessions of a former puppet who converted from matter to soul
About the event:
At the tender age of 140, I, Pinocchio, the true and only one, am upset that a foolish and debased version of my life experience should so widely circulate in the world, especially in the English-speaking part of it.
True, when I was a puppet I was foolish and did foolish things. But that’s no reason, today, to deny the significant lesson that my vicissitudes contain.
I have now the opportunity to share my hard-won insights with the Italophile community in Vancouver through my acquaintance, Carlo Testa. Carlo is passionate about my life and (mis)deeds and can address the public in a tongue foreign to me. He does not know everything about me, but I…