Saki was the pen-name of Hector Hugh Munro, chosen from the
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam. Saki was a satirist and author with a taste for the witty and outrageous. Saki wrote for newspapers such as the
Westminster Gazette,
Daily Express,
Bystander,
Morning Post, and
Outlook. He is considered a master of the short story, and is often compared to
O. Henry and
Dorothy Parker.
Most (all?) of Saki's work is in the public domain, and some of it can be found on the Web.
Also: any of several monkeys
? of the genus
Pithecia, of tropical
South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
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