The Nonexistent Knight
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An empty suit of armor is the hero in this witty novella, a picaresque gem--now available in an independent volume for the first time--that brilliantly parodies medieval knighthood.
Set in the time of Charlemagne and narrated by a nun with her own secrets to keep, The Nonexistent Knight tells the story of Agilulf, a gleaming white suit of armor with nothing inside it. A challenge to his honor sends Agilulf on a search through France, England, and North Africa to confirm the chastity of a virgin he saved from rape years earlier. In the end, after many surprising turns of plot, a closing confession draws this sparkling novella to a perfect finish.Author: Italo Calvino
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Published: 08/15/2017
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780544959101
About the Author
ITALO CALVINO's superb storytelling gifts earned him international renown and a reputation as "one of the world's best fabulists" (New York Times Book Review). At the time of his death, in 1985, he was the most-translated contemporary Italian writer.
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Dimensions7.8 in, 5.2 in, 0.4 in
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