The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio with Mark Musa (Translator), Peter Bondanella (Translator), Teodolinda Barolini (Contributor), Thomas G. Bergin (Contributor)

864 pages first pub 1351 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories adventurous funny slow-paced
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Set against the background of the Black Death of 1348, Giovanni Boccaccio's undisputed masterpiece recaptures both the tragedies and comedies of medieval life and is surely one of the greatest achievements in the history of literature.

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