In the summer of 1348, with the plague ravaging Florence, ten young
men and women take refuge in the countryside, where they entertain
themselves with tales of love, death, and corruption, featuring a
host of characters, from lascivious clergymen and mad kings to
devious lovers and false miracle-makers. Named after the Greek for
"ten days," Boccaccio's book of stories draws on ancient mythology,
contemporary history, and everyday life, and has influenced the
work of myriad writers who came after him.
J. G. Nichols's new translation, faithful to the original but
rendered in eminently readable modern English, captures the
timeless humor of one of the great classics of European literature.
A brilliant new translation of the work that Herman Hesse called
"the first great masterpiece of European storytelling."
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