The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron

Giovanni Boccaccio with John Payne (Translator)

570 pages first pub 1351 (editions)

fiction classics literary short stories adventurous funny slow-paced
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"Giovanni Boccaccio's work taught citizens how to maintain mental wellbeing in times of epidemics and isolation." - The New Statesman. In 1348 the plague struck Florence with devasting fury--striking dead fully three quarters of its population. Se...

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