https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/15/my-year-in-books-2024-edition-by-nancy-mugele/ Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Mon, 16 Dec 2024 03:00:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/15/my-year-in-books-2024-edition-by-nancy-mugele/#comment-754869 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 03:00:23 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181413#comment-754869 Nancy, I really enjoyed your suggestions! I’ve read some of these and then decided to escape to 13th century
Tuscany for a while. It will take me past January 20, at least, the Black Death serves as a reminder of dark times ahead.
Decameron was written by Boccaccio in 14th century
about seven women and three men who escape the Black Death in the hills over Florence. They spend time telling 100 stories to each other. It spans from the very bawdy to great wit! It was translated into superb “American English” in 2013 by Wayne Rebhorn. It is charming!

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