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Violence
Barely any
Medieval combat; comic rather than graphic
Language
None
Period literary language; clean
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Philosophical themes about identity, will, and what we are without our substance
What this book is about
Agilulf is a knight in Charlemagne's army who does not actually exist — his shining armor is occupied only by will and reason. Calvino's fable is a playful, philosophical meditation on identity, existence, and what it means to be without substance. Part of the Our Ancestors trilogy; brief and delightful.
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