Family saga
The family saga is a genre of literature which chronicles the lives and doings of a family or a number of related or interconnected families over a period of time. In novels (or sometimes sequences of novels) with a serious intent, this is often a thematic device used to portray particular historical events, changes of social circumstances, or the ebb and flow of fortunes from a multiple of perspectives. The word saga meaning saying, comes from the Icelandic language and refers to Old Norse and Icelandic family stories. Examples of family sagas of literary note include:
Birdsong (novel)
Buddenbrooks
Dream of the Red Chamber
Kristin Lavransdatter
Little House in the Big Woods
Middlesex (novel)
The Duke's Children
The Eustace Diamonds
The Long Winter (novel)
The Loving Spirit
"...And Ladies of the Club"A Friend of the FamilyA Heritage and Its HistoryA Place in EnglandA Woman of SubstanceBy the Shores of Silver LakeClouded HillsDarkest Hour (Andrews novel)Dawn (Andrews novel)Flowers in the AtticGarden of ShadowsGolden Boy (novel)If There Be ThornsLittle House on the Prairie (novel)Little Town on the PrairieMidnight WhispersNo Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home AgainOn the Banks of Plum CreekOut of This FurnacePetals on the WindRandom Acts of Heroic LoveSecrets of the MorningSeeds of YesterdayThe Fierce DisputeThe First Four Years (novel)The Tenth CircleThe Thorn BirdsThe Valley of Decision (novel)These Happy Golden YearsTracks (novel)
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Family saga
The family saga is a genre of literature which chronicles the lives and doings of a family or a number of related or interconnected families over a period of time. In novels (or sometimes sequences of novels) with a serious intent, this is often a thematic device used to portray particular historical events, changes of social circumstances, or the ebb and flow of fortunes from a multiple of perspectives. The word saga meaning saying, comes from the Icelandic language and refers to Old Norse and Icelandic family stories. Examples of family sagas of literary note include:
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Семейная сага или семейная хро ...... кинофильмы («Крёстный отец»).
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La saga familiar es un género ...... literarias para estos géneros.
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The family saga is a genre of ...... agas of literary note include:
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Семейная сага или семейная хро ...... или иную драматическую эпоху.
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Family saga
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Saga familiar
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Семейная хроника
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