The Nonexistent Knight And The Cloven Viscount

by Italo Calvino

Overview

Two novellas: the first, a parody of medieval knighthood told by a nun; the second, a fantasy about a nobleman bisected into his good and evil halves. “Bravura pieces... executed with brilliance and brio”(Chicago Tribune). Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156659758
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/28/1977
Series:	Harbrace Paperbound Library
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

ITALO CALVINO (1923–1985) attained worldwide renown as one of the twentieth century’s greatest storytellers. Born in Cuba, he was raised in San Remo, Italy, and later lived in Turin, Paris, Rome, and elsewhere. Among his many works are Invisible Cities, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Baron in the Trees, and other novels, as well as numerous collections of fiction, folktales, criticism, and essays. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.