Description
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 Classics
Published: 8/15/2017
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25 lbs
Size: 7.8″ H x 5.2″ L x 0.4″ W
ISBN: 9780544959101
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