{"product_id":"the-nonexistent-knight","title":"The Nonexistent Knight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the time of Charlemagne and narrated by a nun with her own secrets to keep, \u003ci\u003eThe Nonexistent Knight \u003c\/i\u003etells 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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0544959108\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780544959101\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Calvino, Italo\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Aug 2017)","offer_id":46291782303941,"sku":"9780544959101","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780544959101.jpg?v=1780113076","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-nonexistent-knight","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}