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This analysis makes heavy work of the life of H.H. Munro, says Mike Chappell.
The Unbearable Saki: The Work of H.H. Munro
Sandie Byrne
Oxford University Press
Pounds 19.99
My memories of Saki, the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro or H.H. Munro (pictured, left), date back to television short stories that were a must- watch of my youth.
It has been an ambition to find out more about the storyteller. This book helped that. However, between the first 121 pages and the last chapter lies a solid chunk of detailed analysis of Saki stories that requires a good knowledge of the books.
Unfortunately I, and I would guess many others, do not have this knowledge and it was a hard slog to read through this section for the snippets they contain of Saki the man.
He was...