De Decamerone van Boccaccio
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron Release date is 2006-10-20
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"De Decamerone van Boccaccio" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a collection of short stories written between 1348 and 1353. Ten young people flee plague-ridden Florence to a countryside villa, where they pass two weeks telling one hundred tales. Their stories range from erotic to tragic, featuring clever wit, practical jokes, and life lessons. The work explores themes of love, fortune, and human nature while satirizing the clergy and church. Written in Florentine vernacular, it captures medieval Italian life and society during the Black Death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Plague -- Europe -- History -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Allegories Frame stories