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Njál's Saga
- By: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Based on events that took place between 960 and 1020 AD, Njál 's Saga is a mesmerizing drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, and the feuds and passions that perpetuate it. The eponymous sage Njál, known for his keen legal mind, is one of Iceland's pre-eminent men, along with Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a fierce and formidable warrior married to the diabolical Hallgerd, whose conniving instigates the interminable pattern of romance, action and brutality - until one unforgivable act ends it all.
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2 out of 5 stars
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censored version
- By Amazon Customer on 01-26-21
- Njál's Saga
- By: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
What Pinker's talking about.
Reviewed: 10-13-22
This was so good. In Better Angels of Our Nature, Stephen Pinker talks about the violence in society without written structures of justice.
The dignity of self-defense: revenge, blood feuds, honor killings, preemptive, horrifying attacks on weaker groups.
The logic of might is right before there was another option.
It sounded foreign, unfamiliar, but it's all in here.
And told without any romantic embellishment. This is not a singer, telling a tale of glory. This is not Homer.
There's no embellishment.
It's more Thucydides. There's a respect, and a kindness, and a sadness, extended to all of the characters.
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Star Wars (Dramatized)
- By: George Lucas, Brian Daley - adaptation
- Narrated by: Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,510
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,057
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,065
This landmark production, perhaps the most ambitious radio project ever attempted, began when Star Wars creator George Lucas donated the story rights to an NPR affiliate. Writer Brian Daley adapted the film's highly visual script to the special demands and unique possibilities of radio, creating a more richly textured tale with greater emphasis on character development.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beyond the film...
- By Matthew&Rebecca on 10-13-11
- Star Wars (Dramatized)
- By: George Lucas, Brian Daley - adaptation
- Narrated by: Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels
Adds to the film
Reviewed: 06-04-12
Any additional comments?
I love Star Wars - the kids are getting into it too. This radio program has interesting details that you don't get in the movie, especially about Luke and Leia's back stories.
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