The Nonexistent Knight

The Nonexistent Knight - Paperback

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The Nonexistent Knight - Paperback

The Nonexistent Knight - Paperback

by Italo Calvino
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by Italo Calvino (Author)

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 Biography

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.

Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: August 15, 2017
ISBN9780544959101
Author Italo Calvino
PublisherMariner Books Classics
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages144
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Italo Calvino's works include Numbers in the Dark, The Road to San Giovanni, Six Memos for the Next Millennium, The Baron in the Trees, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller, Invisible Cities, Marcovaldo, and Mr. Palomar. He died in 1985.

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