Tales We Tell Ourselves: A Selection from the Decameron - Couverture souple

Gébler, Carlo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848407866 ISBN 13 : 9781848407862

Editeur : New Island Books, 2020

Synopsis

In 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. Sound familiar? It should, as the above text describes Boccaccio s fourteenth-century masterpiece the Decameron. 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. Carlo 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 Decameron 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

CARLO GÉBLER has worked as a prison and university teacher for many years. He is a novelist, biographer, playwright, memoirist, critic and occasional broadcaster. His novels include The Cure, How to Murder a Man, The Dead Eight and The Innocent of Falkland Road. He also worked with Patrick Maguire (of the Maguire Seven) on his memoir My Father s Watch. He has considerable experience adapting classic literature for a modern readership, while maintaining, even enhancing, the integrity of the original. His 2019 retelling of Aesop s Fables, illustrated by Gavin Weston, was published by New Island and Head of Zeus. He is a member of Aosdána. He is married and has five children. He lives in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Island Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848407866
• ISBN 13: 9781848407862
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Éditeur: Higel Edwin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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