Selection from the Decameron
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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.
One of the most touching stories about childhood in the poor peasant world of Prekomurje. Through autobiographical elements, Voranc depicts the world of a boy who faces fear and love, emphasizing poverty and family ties.
The book includes the following short stories: Your Lonely Life, Skirt, Dust, Angel, Bone Stars, Benito Floda von Reltih, Hands and Embrace.
A satirical search for hidden treasure in post-revolutionary Russia. Former nobleman Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov and con artist Ostap Bender chase after valuables, exposing the greed and absurdities of Soviet society.