The Nonexistent Knight
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The Nonexistent Knight
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Narrated by:
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Jefferson Mays
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Written by:
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Italo Calvino
About this listen
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.
©1959 Giulio Einaudi Editor, S.p.A. (P)2018 Recorded Books