"existent Knight" by Italo Calvino 
L 'author of the book is called Italo Calvino. He was born in Cuba October 15, 1923 and died suffered a 'stroke the night of 18 and 19 September 1985 in Siena.
After two years of life spent in Cuba, Calvino's family moved to San Remo in Liguria. Italo enrolled in the Faculty of Agriculture 's University of Turin and then to Florence. During World War II involved in the resistance that inspired his first novel, "The paths of the spiders' nests."
After the war he moved to Turin where he graduated in literature and is working with the publishing house Einaudi. Start writing several children's books, like the series "The our ancestors, "which includes the Baron in the Trees, The Nonexistent Knight and the Cloven Viscount.
the same author I read the Baron in the Trees and Marcovaldo. Both books I was very passionate and that's why I'd like to read the third book in the series, the Cloven Viscount.
The Nonexistent Knight is part of the historical-fantasy genre, a type of book that is very exciting and overwhelming.
The story is set in the time of Charlemagne in the ninth century AD, ie, between the hills of France, Scotland and finally in Morocco.
The book recounts the many adventures of the knight and complicated Agilulfo Bertrandin of Guildivern in search of virgin who has saved and allowed to become a knight. The search of the woman is necessary for his heroic act was annulled by the appearance of Torrismund, son of the woman. It has neither a body nor need them 'last acts as eating or sleeping. It is a 'perfect armor, shining, with no bruising, but empty.
He follows a woman warrior Bradamante, who is in love with him.
The two are followed in turn by Rambaldo, inexperienced in love with a knight Bradamante.
The events are narrated by following a chronological order.
I was able to easily understand the story told.
The most tedious part of the story was definitely the one on the description of the army works, while the most compelling was that concerning the 'beginning of the adventures of the knight.
The narrator is a nun who turns out to be Bradamante.
whole story is told in third person, a choice that I thought that was very effective because it fuels the suspense. The main protagonists are
Agilulfo the knight, the warrior Bradamante, the knight Rambaldo Gurduloo inexperienced and the squire. Those are secondary
Charlemagne 's Emperor Torrismund the brother of the virgin, the Virgin.
Agilulfo is a guy who aims for perfection and is always clean and tidy. It has no physical needs so do not get dirty by eating or drinking. This completes
Gurduloo with his squire. It 's a gentleman with the' shining armor and empty. He 's habit of always observe others, to form geometric shapes morning with inanimate objects and is very strict.
belongs to a fairly high social status, since it is a knight. He raised estimates and it seemed a nice guy despite the book seems very rigid and strict with himself and with others.
Rambaldo other hand, is a boy full of life, but now seeing that disappoints the advocates of which he had heard so much about were nothing more than normal people, not heroes. 'Enthusiasm of the battle, however, was soon overwhelmed by the' horror and cruelty of war.
It 's the son of a great warrior, killed by a Dark Prince, which will take revenge later.
I found it annoying because he was always underfoot or Agilulfo or Bradamante.
's author has adopted many descriptions that follow the events. The dialogues are not lacking, as are the reflections, often of the 'author.
The book describes very well both the characters and the way they talk and above all to live. It tells a very slow pace and descriptive, and especially those that seemed to me the most boring.
The book aims to teach that perfection does not exist and that not all the things you know may be true.
The book seemed very interesting and I recommend it to all those who have read enough books to understand the language used by the author '.
