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Saki was the pseudonym used by H.H. Munro (1870-1916), a British author and journalist who is best remembered for his short stories, which The Encyclopedia of Fantasy calls "witty, barbed and epigramatic." He wandered between the fanciful and the horrific, the urbane and the uncivilized with a grace that makes his work memoriable to all who have read it.
The Happy Cat: Beasts, Super-Beasts, and Monsters is an expanded edition of his book of stories involving animals, and it includes one of his finest works, "Tobermory," in which a cat who had seen altogether too much scandal gains the power of speech. Other memoriable tales include "Laura," involving reincarnation and otters, and "The Story-Teller," in which the overly moral are devoured by wolves!
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William Rezac
reviewed The Happy Cat and Other Beasts, Super-Beasts, and Monsters on September 23, 2015
The Happy Cat and Other Beasts, Super-Beasts, and Monsters
Eu conhecia o nome de Saki - ou melhor, Hector Hugh Munro - de outras antologias: ele aparece com destaque sempre que se fala em contos clássicos com pinceladas de sobrenatural, em especial por Gabriel-Ernst, que está em quase todo livro de contos sobre lobisomens com os quais já cruzei.
O caso é que pelas duas ou três histórias que eu já tinha lido de sua autoria, eu simpatizara com o estilo do autor e assim é que, quando descobri essa coletânea dele em português, decidi ver o que mais ele já escrevera. E tive uma agradável surpresa.
Saki é um excelente contista e sabe transitar entre gêneros. Seu humor cáustico e deliciosamente nonsense, bem como a forma como espicaça a sociedade inglesa muito me lembrou Oscar Wilde em peças como A Importância de ser Prudente e Um Marido Ideal. Todos os contos aqui selecionados são excelentes e eu certamente gostaria de ler mais de sua autoria.
Para dar um gostinho do que está à espera nesse livro, deem uma lida em A Janela Aberta.
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