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Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron

Series: Romantic classic books

This book is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to shelter in a countryside villa, where they pass two weeks by telling one hundred tales. Their stories span love both tragic and erotic, clever wit, practical jokes, and life lessons. By this frame narrative, Boccaccio creates a mosaic of medieval Italian life exploring themes of fortune, human desire, and social tensions.

Giovanni Boccaccio - The Decameron

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