Saki
1870-1916
Other Works
Reginald in Russia, and Other Sketches
The Chronicles of Clovis
Beasts and Super-Beasts
Early Years Saki is the pseudonym of H. H. Munro, a British writer of short stories and novels. Munro was born in Burma to well-to-do parents. His father was a colonel in the British military police there. Two years later, the family returned to Britain, where Munro's mother died suddenly. He was then raised by two aunts in rural England, while his father returned to his duties in Burma. At 23, Munro himself joined the military police in Burma. He enjoyed the exotic animals and even kept a pet tiger cub. Munro remained in Burma for only one year, returning to England after being stricken with malaria.
The Writing Life Back in England, Munro decided to become a writer and adopted the pseudonym Saki, which he borrowed from the cupbearer to the gods, a character in Edward FitzGerald's Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam. He later became a foreign correspondent. He covered a war in the Balkans and traveled throughout Europe. In 1909, he returned to England to devote himself to writing fiction. When World War I broke out, Munro enlisted almost immediately. During a night march in 1916, he was shot and killed by a German sniper.
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