The Sagas of Icelanders

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This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Deeply rooted in the real world of their day, concise and straight forward in style, the Sagas explore perennial human problems: love and hate; Fate and Freedom; Crime and Punishment; Travel and Exile. For the modern reader, it is the psychological intensity and depth of the characters as much as the codes of honor and ethics that capture the imagination." ; 9.5 X 6.5 X 2.0 inches; 782 pages. Seller Inventory # 27321

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Synopsis: Published in conjunction with the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Eriksson's voyage to America, the Viking "Sagas" commemorate the adventures of the people who first settled Iceland, and then explored Greenland and North America. 20,000 first printing.

Review: "One of the great marvels of World Literature.... This is a dream come true." --Ted Hughes

"A testimony to the human spirit's ability not only to endure what fate may send it but to be renewed by the experience." --Seamus Heaney

"The glory of the Sagas is indisputable." --Milan Kundera

"Generally excellent, accurate and readable, these translations are sure to become the standard versions." --The Times Literary Supplement (London)

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Sagas of Icelanders
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New
Edition: First Edition; First Printing.