Decameron

The Decameron is a collection of 100 short stories written by Giovanni Boccaccio between 1348-1353, during the Black Death. The book is structured as a frame story where a group of 10 young people shelter in a villa outside Florence and tell stories over the course of two weeks to pass the time. The tales range from erotic and tragic love stories to stories of wit, practical jokes, and life lessons. The book is written in the vernacular of the Florentine language and is considered a masterpiece of early Italian prose.learn more on wikipedia