Italo Calvino
An Italian author.
The Cloven Viscount
Viscount Medardo of Terralba is split in half by a cannonball. He is split into a good and bad person. Pietrochiodo is a carpenter who makes machines for both sides.
The Nonexistent Knight
Agilulf and Rambardo are two paladins of Charlemagne. They meet the vagabond Gurdulu.