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At a glance
14th-century collection of stories by Giovanni Boccaccio.
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio1313–1375
- First published
- 1353
- Original language
- medieval Italian
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Epic200,000 words or more
How long it takes to read
About 20 h 35 min at 250 words a minute, or 33 h 12 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 25 h 44 min | 52 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 20 h 35 min | 42 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 17 h 9 min | 35 days |
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
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- Words in the text
- 308,778
- Dialogue
- 7%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Vocabulary
- 415 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
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Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio?
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio has 308,778 words.
How long does it take to read The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio?
About 20 h 35 min at 250 words a minute, or 33 h 12 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio at 30 minutes a day?
About 42 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio?
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio was written by Giovanni Boccaccio and first published in 1353.
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