The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue, trans. Katrina C. Atwood (Penguin, 2015).
Here are three unrelated passages that show a remarkable respect for narrative economy. After I collected them, I thought they might make an odd little story.
The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue is the third volume in Penguin’s Little Black Classics series. It’s a saga of travel, poetic performance, and the deadly battle between two poets to win the hand of Helga the Fair.
I am now out of this post.
Friday, May 30, 2025
Narrative economy
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Wouldn't this violate the Chekhov's gun rule?
I think the defense could be that the rule hadn’t yet been invented. :)
Chekhov said that if on page one you have the word saga sitting on the top, then by the end of the book you have to write a saga.
Very nice!
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