A brilliant new translation of the work that Herman Hesse
called "the first great masterpiece of European storytelling." In
the summer of 1348, with the plague ravaging Florence, ten young
men and women take refuge in the countryside, where they entertain
themselves with tales of love, death, and corruption, featuring a
host of characters, from lascivious clergymen and mad kings to
devious lovers and false miracle-makers. Named after the Greek for
"ten days," Boccaccio's book of stories draws on ancient mythology,
contemporary history, and everyday life, and has influenced the
work of myriad writers who came after him. J. G. Nichols's new
translation, faithful to the original but rendered in eminently
readable modern English, captures the timeless humor of one of the
great classics of European literature.
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