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The Unbearable Bassington
Saki
Book Overview:
The Unbearable Bassington was the first novel written by Saki (H. H. Munro). It also contains much of the elegant wit found in his short stories. Comus (The Unbearable) Bassington, is a charming young man about town. His perversity however thwarts all his mother’s efforts to advance his prospects and lands him in hot water. Like many a “black sheep” he ends up being sent off to one of the colonies to fend for himself. This book showcases Saki’s wonderful writing and that ability to be so very funny and terribly sad at the same time.
The Unbearable Bassington was the first novel written by Saki (H. H. Munro). It also contains much of the elegant wit found in his short stories. Comus (The Unbearable) Bassington, is a charming young man about town. His perversity however thwarts all his mother’s efforts to advance his prospects and lands him in hot water. Like many a “black sheep” he ends up being sent off to one of the colonies to fend for himself. This book showcases Saki’s wonderful writing and that ability to be so very funny and terribly sad at the same time.
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Community Reviews
Daha önce Karanlıkta 33 Yazar derlemesinde öyküsünü okumuş olduğum Saki'nin dili çok hoşuma gitmemişti. Belki de çeviriden kaynaklıdır diyorum şimdi. Çünkü bu kitapta Saki'nin dilini çok sevdim. Hafif mizahi ve ironik bir dille 1900lerin başındaki İngiliz burjuvazisinin bir görünümünü veriyor yazar
I should have been a professor and taught British Lit with a focus on the Edwardian era. Would you believe I had never even heard of Saki until I came across this book in the library? What a find!
Spoiler alert (but it's vague!)
Here is what Saki will do: set you up with a lovely plot with all the ch
A strange and funny satirical novel by the inimitable Saki.
Odd for the young "Comus Bassington" to be described as the central character; his mother is really the heart and soul of this book. The novel opens and closes with her, and dwells on her hopes and dreams. It is the heavy burden of her hope
A curious book with some hilarious passages early on. Ultimately a sad story of selfishness and wasted lives. I prefer his short stories.
I will now write my review with the aid of Rin Okumura from Blue Exorcist, my stand-in for Comus Bassington.
Comus Bassington is a devilishly handsome and charming young man.
The key word here is devilish. He usually does exactly the opposite of what he should do.
He gets away with it for a long time,
For a large part a witty satire, reminiscent of Oscar Wilde's plays, it tends to become a bit repetitive and old-fashionedly slow halfway. But then the last two chapters turn out to be masterful, dramatic, written in an excellent style. Let's read some of Saki's stories!