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rene76 t1_j6m8rrq wrote

The Decameron

Guy de Maupassant's short stories

More modern: The Good Soldier Schweik / Three Man in a Boat

And I'm from Poland so Trilogy by H. Sienkiewicz (think The Three Musketeers but much better)

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New-Rip4617 t1_j6mv7ch wrote

I second the Decameron. I was tempted to put Canterbury Tales in translation on my list. You wouldn’t think how amazingly entertaining medieval stories can be!

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SillyObjectives t1_j6nwycr wrote

THE DECAMERON - I completely forgot how obsessed I was with this book in high school yesss (wow I sound like a cool person 🙈)

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rene76 t1_j6o08wg wrote

If you enjoyed Decameron check autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini. XVI century Italy, art, murders (Cellini was quite hot tempered) and romances with both man and woman (homosexual ones of course only hinted). Fascinating book.

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