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The Name-Day

Saki

First published 1976
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

An English traveler is stranded somewhere between Vienna and the Adriatic, in deep snow, with no company but a local woman. He is afraid they will be eaten by wolves but the woman informs him that she, at least, will not be--her saint will protect her since it is her name-day. It seems that this idea will be put to the test when the Englishman sees a pack of wolves approaching.

Non-speculative parody of superstition and the kind of strange dangers expected in Eastern Europe.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1976 Cover The Complete Works of Saki Doubleday Omnibus 366
1982 The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 366
1983 Cover The Best of Saki Picador Collection 197
1993 Cover The Complete Stories of Saki Wordsworth Editions Omnibus 261
May 1995 Beasts and Super-Beasts Project Gutenberg Collection
May 1998 Cover The Complete Saki Penguin Books Omnibus 366
October 2000 Cover Saki: The Complete Short Stories Penguin Books Collection 366
October 2011 Cast of Wonders, Episode 13 Wolfsbane Publishing MAGAZINE