THE DECAMERON PROJECTVariousScribnerREVIEWED BY TRUDIE BATEMANIt seems inevitable that 2020, that ignominious year, now safely in our rearview mirror, will at least provide fertile ground for the imaginative mind. While we wait for these seminal works of literature to percolate and ripen, The Decameron Project provides an immediate response to these seismic events that have shaped our lives. The inspiration was drawn from Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century collection of tales written after the Plague of 1348. Capping off this extraordinary project is a heartbreaking piece written by Haitian-American, Edwidge Danticat. The Decameron Project’s greatest achievement is its immediacy, capturing a small but important window in time.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 12, 2021 03:11 UTC