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Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 – November 13, 1916), better known by the pen name Saki , was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. "The Open Window" may be his most famous, with a closing line ("Romance at short notice was her speciality") that has entered the lexicon.
In addition to his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was the custom of the time, and then collected into several volumes) he also wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot , in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire , the only book published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington ; the episodic The Westminster Alice (a Parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland ), and When William Came , subtitled A Story of London Under the Hohenzollerns , an early alternate history. He was influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, and Kipling, and himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward, and P. G. Wodehouse
Saki
Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 – November 13, 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian ...
Saki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saki Shimizu (清水 佐紀, Shimizu Saki?, born November 22, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for ...
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Directly opposite the Smithfield market EC1, Saki Bar & Food Emporium is dedicated to Japanese food, drink and culture. Resaurant with a sushi bar and private dining room serves ...
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Features a short biography of writer Saki, the pseudonym of Hector Hugh Munro.
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noun . any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
