Il cavaliere inesistente

By Italo Calvino

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544959108
• ISBN13: 9780544959101
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.8"