The Nonexistent Knight & The Cloven Viscount
by:
Italo Calvino (author)
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
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
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156659758 (0156659751)
Publish date: March 28th 1977
Publisher: Harvest Books
Pages no: 246
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Magical Realism,
Short Stories,
Italian Literature
I've long meant to give Calvino a try as his name is always mentioned in the company of other magic realists and fabulists that I like. I decided on this one simply because I found a nice copy used. Unfortunately, I didn't like it very much and I wonder if I just got the wrong book to give Calvino a...
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