Njal's Saga (Library of Scandinavian Literature Vol 3) [Hardcover]

Carl F. Beyerschmidt (Author), Lee M. Hollander (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Amer Scandinavian Fndtn (June 1955)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890670110
• ISBN-13: 978-0890670118
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,004,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2nd Half of Review Below is Missing, January 11, 1998

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This review is from: Njal's Saga (Library of Scandinavian Literature Vol 3) (Hardcover)

A good book -- one of the finest of the Icelandic sagas. Still the review below doesn't do it justice since only half of what I wrote is shown. Amazon.com had indicated they would add the second half (which was inadvertently cut off in the original submission and which I ended up re-writing for inclusion @ their suggestion). Unfortunately, though I did the re-write (& communicated about it w/them numerous times) the inclusion was never made. As a result the review below continues in its truncated & misleading form. But don't be put off by the fact that it seems to stop in the middle. The saga, itself, does not but goes on to a powerful & compelling end, which makes this one of the great pieces of world literature -- although it is little recognized as such. -- Stuart W. Mirsky

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this was a surprize!, December 30, 2001

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This review is from: Njal's Saga (Library of Scandinavian Literature Vol 3) (Hardcover)

ok, i din't expect a lot so i got more than i expected but i was pleasantly surprized at the drama of njal's saga.
sometimes the writing is a bit tiresome (it just goes back and forth, back and forth) but there is a great story here that should be read.