# The Decameron

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- Book: [The Decameron](https://www.bookquiver.com/boccaccio/the-decameron) ([The Decameron.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/boccaccio/the-decameron.md))
- Authors: [Giovanni Boccaccio](https://www.bookquiver.com/boccaccio)
- Publisher: Signet
- ISBN: 978-04-5153-173-5
- Pages: 864
- Published: 2010-12-07
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Set against the background of the Black Death of 1348, Giovanni Boccaccio's undisputed masterpiece recaptures both the tragedies and comedies of medieval life and is surely one of the greatest achievements...