{"product_id":"tales-we-tell-ourselves-a-selection-from-the-decameron-9781848407862","title":"Tales We Tell Ourselves: A Selection from The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a villa high above Florence a group of seven women and three men are cocooning, seeking shelter from the epidemic, scared by reports of death coming nearer to their own doorstep by the day.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSound familiar? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt should, as the above text describes Boccaccio’s fourteenth-century masterpiece the \u003cem\u003eDecameron\u003c\/em\u003e. At once bawdy, witty, tragic and ever-topical, this selection of stories demonstrates how great literature survives a fast-forward to the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCarlo Gébler has now re-imagined twenty-eight of the original stories, drawing out the essence of the tales in order to let their true genius and wit shine. Over nearly seven hundred years, the \u003cem\u003eDecameron\u003c\/em\u003e has established itself as a form of literary self-therapy. This is a text for troubled times, which will continue to resonate and provide solace for years, if not decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Island Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456197230935,"sku":"9781848407862","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781848407862.jpg?v=1755034186","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tales-we-tell-ourselves-a-selection-from-the-decameron-9781848407862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}