The nonexistent knight, Italo Calvino
Type
Label
The nonexistent knight, Italo Calvino
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
The nonexistent knight
Medium
sound recording audiobook CD
Music parts
not applicable
Responsibility statement
Italo Calvino
Series statement
Classics library
Summary
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
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Subject
Content
Author
Is Part Of
Narrator
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor2
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject5
- Content1
- Author1
- Is Part Of1
- Narrator1