num_pages: 704
description: A new translation of the fourteenth-century tales recounted by young citizens of Florence who have fled the city to escape the plague
language: Italian
title: The Decameron
titlecomplete: The Decameron (English and Italian Edition)
characters: Filomena, Panfilo, Dioneo, Lauretta, Emilia, Neifile, Fiameta, Elissa, Filostrato, Pampinea
genres: Fiction, Italy, Short Stories, 14th Century, School, Literature, Classics, Medieval, Historical Fiction, Italian Literature
ratings_count: 38975
places: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського, awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: PEN Center USA Literary Award
category: Translation
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc