Friday, May 18, 2012

Short Story: "Tobemory" by Saki

Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 13 November 1916), better known by
the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer
whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirised Edwardian
society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often
compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde,
Lewis Carroll, and Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. MilneNoël Coward,
and P. G. Wodehouse.[1]
Beside his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as
was customary at the time, and then collected into several volumes),
 he wrote a full-length play, The Watched Pot, in collaboration with Charles Maude;
two one-act plays; a historical study, The Rise of the Russian Empire, the only book
published under his own name; a short novel, The Unbearable Bassington; the episodic
The Westminster Alice (a Parliamentary parody of Alice in Wonderland), and When William Came,
subtitled A Story of London 
Under the Hohenzollerns, a fantasy about a future German invasion of Britain.


Hector Hugh Munro

Hector Hugh Munro by E.O. Hoppé (1913)
Born18 December 1870
AkyabBurma
Died13 November 1916 (aged 45)
Beaumont-HamelFrance
Pen nameSaki
OccupationAuthor, Playwright
NationalityBritish
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 


Activity: Read the story and aswer 
How are the characteristic features of English idiosyncrasy reflected in this short story?

3 comments:

  1. Here you have some points to consider:
    * Tradition
    * Politeness
    * Coldness.
    * Sense of progress.
    * Cats.
    * Being reserved.

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  2. Dentro de las características humanas que presenta tobermory encuntro:
    *muestra indiferencia hacia las demás personas
    *de mucha frialdad a la hora de contestar
    *reservado por ejempo: "-¿Y qué hay de tus andanzas con la gatita de color carey, allá en los establos?
    No bien lo dijo, todos advirtieron que la pregunta era una burrada.
    -Por lo general no se habla de esas cosas en público -respondió fríamente Tobermory-."
    *Entre otras características que se asemejan a las personas.

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    1. Nico, no hace falta que lo publiques por acá. Debes entregarlo el jueves impreso junto a la carpeta en clases. Saludos!!!!

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