num_pages: 909
description: The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble men and women who are seeking to escape the ravages of the plague. Boccaccio's skill as a dramatist is masterfully displayed in these vivid portraits of people from all stations in life, with plots that revel in a bewildering variety of human reactions.Translated with an Introduction and Notes by G. H. McWilliam
language: English
title: The Decameron
titlecomplete: The Decameron
characters: Panfilo, Fiameta, Neifile, Emilia, Lauretta, Pampinea, Filostrato, Dioneo, Elissa, Filomena
genres: Short Stories, Historical Fiction, School, Medieval, Literature, Italian Literature, 14th Century, Italy, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 38975
places: Italy, Florence, Tuscany
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського, awardedAt: 1388563200000
name: PEN Center USA Literary Award
category: Translation
publisher: Penguin Books