Munro, Hector Hugh (1870-1916), was a British writer who wrote under the pen name Saki. Munro is best known for his unsettling and cleverly constructed short stories, often with trick endings. Many of the stories satirize British society of the early 1900’s. Munro also wrote two novels, The Unbearable Bassington (1912) and When William Came (1913). The Complete Works of Saki was published in 1976.
Munro was born on Dec. 8, 1870, in Akyab, Burma (now Sittwe, Myanmar). He was taken to England when he was 2 years old. Munro became a well-known London journalist. He died on Nov. 14, 1916, in battle in France during World War I.
