In Ariosto's epic sixteenth century poem Orlando Furioso, the

beautiful Angelica is rescued by the valiant Ruggiero. He swoops in

riding a hippogriff, a fantastical winged creature, the offspring of a

griffin and a mare. Volatore, as this hippogriff calls himself, has

escaped Ariosto's poem after being trapped within it for centuries and

is now determined to find Angelica himself. Landing in San Francisco, he

meets Angelica Greenberg and the unlikely couple falls in love. But

events constantly conspire to separate them, and Volatore sets out to

find the perfect form he must embody to consummate their love.

Angelica Lost and Found contains life-enhancing wisdom and

emanates with wicked drollery, aesthetic insight and the romance of

Russell Hoban at his best.