Saki

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Hector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, was a witty British writer

Dec 18, 1870

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: December 18, 1870
  • Died on: November 13, 1916
  • Nationality: British
  • Famous: Gays, Writers, Short Story Writers
  • Nick names: H. H. Munro
  • Siblings: Ethel Munro
  • Known as: Hector Hugh Munro, H. H. Munro

Saki born at

Sittwe

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Birth Place

Munro had three siblings and after their mother’s death they all stayed with their grandmother in England.

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Personal Life

It is said that Munro was homosexual, but as this was considered a crime in Britain of those days, this side of Munro was kept a secret.

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Personal Life

He was killed during the World War I by a German sniper on the Western Front.

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Personal Life

Hector Hugh Munro was born on December 18, 1870 in Akyab, British Burma, to Charles Augustus Munro and Mary Frances Mercer.

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Childhood & Early Life

His father was Inspector General for the Indian Imperial Police, and his mother was the daughter of Rear Admiral Samuel Mercer.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1872, when he was just two, his mother left for heavenly abode and his father sent him and his sister to England, to stay with his grandmother and aunts.

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Childhood & Early Life

He received his education Pencarwick School in Exmouth and was then send to Bedford School where he stayed in a hostel.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1893, Hector joined the Indian Imperial Police and in Burma, but ill-health forced him to return to England after two years.

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Childhood & Early Life

He kicked off his writing career as a journalist for newspapers such as Morning Post, Westminster Gazette and Daily Express. He worked as a journalist for Outlook and Bystander magazines as well.

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Career

In 1900, his first book, titled ‘The Rise of the Russian Empire’ made its appearance. This was inspired by ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ by Edward Gibbon.

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Career

During 1902 – 1908, he went to the Balkans, Warsaw and Russia to work as a foreign correspondent for the Morning Post.

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In 1902, he wrote a political sketch, titled ‘The Women who Never Should’ followed by two more political sketches in the same year, titled ‘The Westminster Alice’ and ‘The Not So Stories’.

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Career

Saki was considered to be the master of short stories. In 1904, his short stories, titled ‘Reginald’ were published. This was followed by a series of short stories that were published from 1904-1911 that included ‘Reginald’ in Russia, in 1910 and ‘The Chronicles of Clovis’ in 1911.

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Career

Saki’s plays and stories have also been adapted as TV series and plays. In 2007, three of his stories - “The Storyteller", "The Lumber Room" and "Sredni Vashtar” were showcased in BBC TV production show Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?

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Achievements

“Saki: The Improper Stories of H. H. Munro” was an eight-part series produced for Granada Television in 1962.

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Achievements

His stories have also been adapted into theatre plays such as ‘Saki Shorts’, ‘The Playboy of the Week-End World’, ‘Miracles At Short Notice’ and ‘Wolves At The Window’.

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