{"product_id":"the-decameron-by-giovanni-boccaccio","title":"The Decameron \/ by Giovanni Boccaccio","description":"\u003cp\u003ePenguin Classics. Trade pb. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA complete edition of the hilarious, bawdy, irreverent masterpiece of medieval Italy—and an inspiration for the Netflix dark comedy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Decameron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—in an acclaimed translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there—a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than with earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperello, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the second edition of G. H. McWilliam’s acclaimed translation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Decameron.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e His introduction illuminates the worlds of Boccaccio and of his storytellers, showing Boccaccio as a master of vivid and exciting prose fiction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46676690632870,"sku":null,"price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/thedecameron.webp?v=1758218239","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/the-decameron-by-giovanni-boccaccio","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}