<영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 잭 샤키의 접점>
Jack Sharkey의 "The Contact Point"는 1961년에 발표된 단편 과학소설 이다. 이 작품은 인간과 외계 문명 간의 접촉을 다루고 있으며, 흥미로운 과학적 개념과 서스펜스를 통해 독자들을 끌어들인다.
Sharkey는 다양한 단편 소설과 희곡을 쓴 작가로, 그의 작품은 주로 과학 소설과 희극적인 요소를 결합한 것이 많다. "The Contact Point"는 이러한 그의 스타일을 잘 보여주는 예 중 하나다.
"The Contact Point" by Jack Sharkey is a short science fiction novel published in 1961. The work deals with contact between humans and extraterrestrial civilizations, and draws readers in through intriguing scientific concepts and suspense.
Sharkey is the author of a variety of short stories and plays, many of whose works combine elements of science fiction and comedy. “The Contact Point” is one of the best examples of his style.
Summary
Somewhere on Mars there had to be a meeting of the minds....
Lieutenant Lloyd spotted the first alien in the ruins of the strange red Martian city on the second day of exploration. His first impulse was to call out to the other men—but then, afraid his voice would startle the creature down at the end of the rubble-strewn street, he silently unholstered his military service pistol and crept forward toward the back (he hoped it was the back) of the alien, his breath rasping behind his faceplate.
He was a mere ten paces short of his goal when loose gravel beneath his heavy boot betrayed him. Even in the thin Martian atmosphere, the sound was a sharp one.
잭 샤키 (존 마이클 샤키, 1931년 5월 6일 ~ 1992년 9월 28일)는 미국 작가로서 80편 이상의 희곡을 집필했다. 그는 다양한 필명으로도 활동했다.
샤키는 일리노이주 시카고에서 태어났다. 1960년대에 그는 플레이보이에서 일했으며 올스테이트 보험 회사의 회사 잡지 편집장이기도 했다.
1959년 단편소설 "The Captain of His Soul"을 통해 SF 작가로 데뷔했으며, 이후 "갤럭시 SF" 등의 잡지에 약 50편의 단편소설을 발표했다. 샤키는 자신의 이름과 더불어 릭 애벗, 마크 챈들러, 몽크 페리스, 마이크 존슨이라는 네 가지 필명으로 희곡을 집필했다. 살인, 마에스트로, 부탁합니다 (1960), 비밀 화성인 (1960) 등의 소설이 있다.
Jack Sharkey ( John Michael Sharkey; May 6, 1931 – September 28, 1992) was an American writer who wrote more than 80 plays. He also worked under various pen names.
Sharkey was born in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1960s, he worked for Playboy and was editor-in-chief of Allstate Insurance Company's corporate magazine.
He debuted as a science fiction writer with his short story "The Captain of His Soul" in 1959, and later published about 50 short stories in magazines such as "Galaxy Science Fiction". In addition to his own name, Sharkey wrote plays under four pseudonyms: Rick Abbott, Mark Chandler, Monk Ferris, and Mike Johnson. Murder.