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The Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Seven women and three men each tell a story a day for ten days while sheltering to avoid the black plague.

Themes: Fiction · Shorts

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Boccaccio tells you straight out: this beginning is a grim mountain, but beyond it lies a delightful plain. He promises the hardship is brief—pleasure awaits.

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