not an autobiography but a collection of interesting facts about him

1. Who was Giovanni Boccaccio?

2. Here are some
interesting facts about
him.

3. He was an Italian author who was
best known for his Latin works.

4. His exact birth
date is unknown
up to now, yet
some books state
that he was born
in 1313 in Paris of
a Parisian noble
woman.

5. • Giovanni's father, Boccaccio di Chellino, who was a
successful banker, played an important role in his life as a
writer.
• Though Giovanni was interested in learning literature and
Latin, his father did not provide him with
encouragement. He was sent to Naples to learn business.
• He had spent 6 years of fruitless apprenticeship. He
regretted it.

6. Later on, he abandoned the commerce and
gained interest to study about canon law.

7. Fiammetta, the love of his life,
was the subject of most of his
literature. An example is his work,
Caccia di Diana.

8. His father suffered from
bankruptcy in 1340. This
affected the life of the entire
family. This was also the
reason why Giovanni
returned to Florence.

9. There was a monk who prophesied
Giovanni's imminent death. This made
him abandon his studies, and became a
religious person. He died in 1373.

10. References:
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giova
nni-Boccaccio
• http://www.famousauthors.org/giovanni-
boccaccio
• http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literatu
re-and-arts/italian-literature-
biographies/giovanni-boccaccio
• Google Images