Andreuccio da Perugia

by Giovanni Boccaccio

Easy readers series to learn the Italian language. Andreuccio e un giovane mercante di cavalli. un bel giorno va a Napoli per comprare cavalli con una borsa piena di soldi. La sua ricchezza fa pero gola a molti e la ingenuita di Andreuccio viene messa a dura prova. Andreuccio va incontro a guai di ogni fa conoscenza di una sorella mai vista, perde tutti i suoi abiti, finisce nella tomba di un arcivescovo e altro dalle disavventure riesce tuttavia a salvarsi pordosi via il bottino migliore.

Genres: Classics

41 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1353

About the author

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 - 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including the Decameron, On Famous Women, and his poetry in the Italian vernacular. Boccaccio is particularly notable for his dialogue, of which it has been said that it surpasses in verisimilitude that of just about all of his contemporaries, since they were medieval writers and often followed formulaic models for character and plot.

Reviews

[Nathalie]

Nu drie boekjes in deze Easy Readers Italiaans serie A gelezen. En ze gaan niet over voetbal, dit is wél een verhaal uit dé Decamerone van Boccaccio. Amusant, leuke personages, goede beschrijvingen, wat ongemakkelijkheid en zelfs wat spannend. Ongetwijfeld is dit nog veel beter uitgewerkt en genuanceerder in de oorspronkelijke niet bewerkte versie. Ook ongetwijfeld het beste verhaal van deze drie. Die Decamarone komt op mijn leeslijst, in het Nl weliswaar. 😁

[Your mother]

I cant do this anymore

[Oktay Yagiz]

Andreuccio e un giovane mercante di cavalli. Un bel giorno va a Napoli per comprare cavalli con una borsa piena di soldi. La sua ricchezza fa pero gola a molti e la ingenuita di Andreuccio viene messa a dura prova. Andreuccio va incontro a guai di ogni genere: fa conoscenza di una sorella mai vista, perde tutti i suoi abiti, finisce nella tomba di un arcivescovo e altro ancora: dalle disavventure riesce tuttavia a salvarsi pordosi via il bottino migliore.

[Angel Garcia]

Honestly, very wacky. Following Andreuccio's misfortune throughout the short story and still managing to return home with the amount he left with was almost comedic. I liked the writing style even though I felt certain things could've been described differently. Overall good.

[James]

A rather funny and humorous book to read, cringe in parts, but very good.

[Nicole]

Mc was very easily deceived so i liked it only bcs of that

[emmmma]

Comunque Fiordaliso è un genio

[Annie]

It is one of the short stories (30 pages) of the "Decameron" from Boccaccio, adapted by "Easy Readers" for students with a basic Italian vocabulary (A2 level, so more or less 600 words). I had to search only a few words in the dictionary ( I studied Italian for 1 year ... 22 years ago, so I lost a lot of other!).
The "Decameron" is a collection of short stories told by 7 women and 3 men while staying in a countryside house to avoid the plague in Florence in the 14th century. This one is about a young man traveling to Naples to buy horses and what happens once he is there.
I liked vey much and encouraged me to read some more books of this publisher to improve my Italian. This collection proposes books in different languages and levels of knowledge.

[Ruthie Jones]

I read this in Italian.