The Decameron

Name: The Decameron
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Novel · #426 of 500

Why here in the reading order: plague and storytelling as survival, read alongside Postwar's own story of civilization rebuilding after catastrophe

Connects to: Religion & Mythology, Health & Longevity — Plague, mortality, storytelling as survival

On 2 of the 9 source lists: Bok, WorldCat

← #425 in the reading order: Unbroken

Also in Novels, before this: Candide

Also in Novels, after this: A Gentleman in Moscow