Back El caballero inexistente Spanish Il cavaliere inesistente Basque شوالیه ناموجود Persian Ritari joka ei ollut olemassa Finnish Le Chevalier inexistant French O cabaleiro inexistente Galician Il cavaliere inesistente Italian Непостоечкиот витез Macedonian 不存在的騎士 Chinese Bô-chûn-chāi ê khiâ-sū ZH-MIN-NAN
 First italian edition cover | |
| Author | Italo Calvino |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il cavaliere inesistente |
| Cover artist | Paolo Uccello, The Battle of San Romano |
| Language | Italian |
Publication date | 1959 |
Published in English | 1962 |
The Nonexistent Knight (Italian: Il cavaliere inesistente) is an allegorical fantasy novel by Italian writer Italo Calvino, first published in Italian in 1959 and in English translation in 1962.
The tale explores questions of identity, integration with society, and virtue through the adventures of Agilulf, a medieval knight who exemplifies chivalry, piety, and faithfulness but exists only as an empty suit of armour.