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During the Great Plague of 1348, ten young Florentines flee to a villa and tell 100 stories over 10 days. Boccaccio's Decameron celebrates life, love, cunning, and human nature with humor and criticism of society.
In Florence 1925–1926, in the poor Via del Corno, the residents live in love, poverty and fear. The arrival of fascism destroys the community: lovers fight, some die from violence, but popular solidarity survives.
The novel is a kaleidoscopic, polyphonic account of the life of Gerda Taro (née Gerda Pohorylle, 1910–1937), the first female war photographer to die on the battlefield. A must-read for fans of historical fiction about strong women and anti-fascism.
Although the songs of this artistic genius cannot be compared to his artistic creations, his canconiere composed of 302 songs confirms the author's exceptional artistic and human personality.
The Lying Life of Adults (2019), a stand-alone novel by Elena Ferrante, takes us to Naples in the 1990s through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Giovanna Trade, a bright, middle-class girl whose world falls apart with the discovery of her family's lies.