Short Stories by Saki (2017)

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Short Stories by Saki (2017)
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Short Stories

Short Stories by Saki (2017)

Saki
Edition year 2017
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Saki
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 352
Dimensions 22.8 × 15.3 cm

Edition details

Short Stories by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro). New edition. Quarter-bound in cloth with textured paper sides printed with a design by the artist. Frontispiece and 9 B&W illustrations. 352 pp. 9½x5¾

About the book

Saki's short stories turn the manners of respectable society into opportunities for surprise, cruelty and wonderfully economical comedy. H. H. Munro, who wrote under the name Saki, places self-important adults beside inventive children, unpredictable animals and people whose apparent politeness conceals very different intentions. A small misunderstanding or an unexpected interruption can overturn a carefully managed social occasion. The stories' elegant sentences and abrupt reversals expose vanity and complacency without lingering over the lesson, making this a collection to enjoy both for its wit and its distinctly unsettling view of human behaviour.

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