Treasure Trove of World Literary Masterpieces - The Decameron (Youth Edition) (Youth Edition)

Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This book is set against the backdrop of the great plague in Florence at the time. Ten young men and women, to escape the disaster, live outside the city for ten days. During those ten days, each person tells a story every day to pass the time, totaling one hundred stories. These stories involve people from all social strata, from kings, nobles, and clergy at the top to merchants, artisans, and farmers at the bottom. The narrative language is vivid and lively, and the characters are portrayed vividly.