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”. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Originally published as two distinct volumes: 'Il visconte dimezzato' and 'Il cavaliere inesistente' . Also published in a single volume with 'The baron in the trees' as 'Our Ancestors' .
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”. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
Originally published as two distinct volumes: 'Il visconte dimezzato' and 'Il cavaliere inesistente' . Also published in a single volume with 'The baron in the trees' as 'Our Ancestors' .