The Sunday Read: 'The Decameron Project'

<p>As the coronavirus pandemic swept the world, The New York Times Magazine asked 29 authors to write new short stories inspired by the moment — and by Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron,” which was written as a plague ravaged Florence in the 14th century. We’ve selected two for you to hear today.</p><p><em>These stories were written by </em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/07/magazine/tommy-orange-short-story.html" target="_blank"><em>Tommy Orange</em></a><em> and </em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/07/magazine/edwidge-danticat-decameron.html" target="_blank"><em>Edwidge Danticat</em></a><em>. They were recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, </em><a href="https://www.audm.com/?utm_source=nytmag&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=the_decameron_project" target="_blank"><em>download Audm for iPhone or Android</em></a><em>.</em></p>