David A. King, Ph.D. News & Columns
David A. King, Ph.D. is professor of English and film studies at Kennesaw State University and director of OCIA at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta.
David A. King, Ph.D.
“Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ is a gift for Christmas ”
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The young and critical Flannery O’Connor once derided Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio” as “one of the worst books” she had ever read. If O’Connor were able to see the newly released Guillermo del Toro adaptation of the archetypal story, she might change her mind.
Previous Columns by David A. King, Ph.D.
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