Las aventuras de Pinocho — by Antonio Saura, 1994 limited edition

A dark, expressionist reincarnation of Pinocchio, this 1994 Spanish edition—recounted by Christine Nöstlinger and violently illustrated by Antonio Saura—twists the moral fable into a psychological theatre. Published by Círculo de Lectores and Galaxia Gutenberg, it is a book that bleeds both elegance and unrest. Saura’s ink-black, contorted drawings pierce the narrative like intrusive thoughts, making the wooden boy a cipher for darker instincts and surreal transformations.

The entire production—from typesetting in Quadriga-Antiqua to the use of Printomat and Seta-Rips cloth binding—reflects the ambitions of the livre d’artiste tradition in the postwar European avant-garde. For Saura, Pinocchio is no puppet—it is an existential scream.

Technical Sheet
Title: Las aventuras de Pinocho
Author: Carlo Collodi
Adaptation: Christine Nöstlinger
Illustrator: Antonio Saura
Date: 1994
Edition: Limited edition of 300 copies with signed silkscreen
Technique / Printing Method: Offset + original screenprint
Medium / Materials: Clothbound hardcover, fine paper
Language: Spanish
Publisher / Editor: Círculo de Lectores / Galaxia Gutenberg
ISBN: 84-226-5294-3 (Círculo), 84-8109-033-6 (Gutenberg)
Condition: Very Good