The Nonexistent Knight
Paperback 144 pages English August 15, 2017
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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
- Publisher:
- Mariner Books
- Publication Date:
- August 15, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 144 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0544959108
- ISBN-13:
- 9780544959101