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“Pillar of Fire”은 레이 브래드버리(Ray Bradbury)가 쓴 SF 단편 소설로 1948년에 처음 출판되었다.
William Lantry는 수백 년 동안 묻혀 있다가 깨어난 죽은 사람이다. 그는 미래 세계에서 깨어났는데, 이 세계는 매우 평화롭고 윤리적이다.
미래 사회에서는 모든 시체를 화장하는 것이 관습이다. Lantry는 자신도 화장될 것을 두려워한다.
Lantry는 이 새로운 세계에 적응하지 못하고, 증오심으로 가득 차 있습니다. 그는 몇몇 사람들을 살해하고 화장장을 폭파시키는데…
이 이야기는 과거의 어둡고 폭력적인 면과 이상적인 미래 사회의 대비, 그리고 그 사이에서 방황하는 한 개인의 모습을 그리고 있다.
“Pillar of Fire” is a science fiction short story written by Ray Bradbury and first published in 1948.
William Lantry is a dead man who awakens after being buried for hundreds of years. He wakes up in a future world, which is very peaceful and ethical.
In the future society, it is customary to cremate all corpses. Lantry fears he too will be cremated.
Lantry is unable to adapt to this new world and is filled with hatred. He murders several people and blows up a crematorium...
This story depicts the contrast between the dark and violent side of the past and an ideal future society, and the image of an individual wandering between them.
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He came out of the earth, hating. Hate was his father; hate was his mother.
It was good to walk again. It was good to leap up out of the earth, off of your back, and stretch your cramped arms violently and try to take a deep breath!
He tried. He cried out.
He couldn't breathe. He flung his arms over his face and tried to breathe. It was impossible. He walked on the earth, he came out of the earth. But he was dead. He couldn't breathe. He could take air into his mouth and force it half down his throat, with withered moves of long-dormant muscles, wildly, wildly! And with this little air he could shout and cry! He wanted to have tears,…
레이 브래드버리(Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012)는 SF, 판타지, 공포 문학에 공헌한 것으로 유명한 미국 작가다. 그는 일리노이주 워키건에서 태어나 작은 마을에서 자랐으며, 그곳에서 어릴 때부터 스토리텔링에 대한 사랑을 키웠다.
브래드버리의 글쓰기 경력은 수십 년에 걸쳐 이루어졌으며, 그는 추측 소설 분야에서 가장 유명하고 영향력 있는 작가 중 한 명이 되었다. 그의 작품은 종종 향수, 기술의 위험성, 인간의 회복력, 우주의 신비 등의 주제를 탐구했다.
Bradbury는 소설 Fahrenheit 451 (1953)과 단편집 The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), The October Country (1955)로 가장 잘 알려져 있다. 다른 주목할만한 작품으로는 성년 소설 민들레 와인 (1957), 다크 판타지 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962), 가상의 회고록 Green Shadows, White Whale (1992) 등이 있다.
Ray Bradbury의 문학적 유산은 계속 이어지고 있으며, 그의 작품은 시대를 초월한 주제에 대한 탐구와 생각과 상상력을 자극하는 능력과 관련이 있다. 사변 소설 장르에 대한 그의 공헌은 문학에 지울 수 없는 흔적을 남겼으며 계속해서 독자와 작가 모두에게 영감을 주고 있다.
Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was an American writer known for his contributions to science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois, and grew up in a small town, where his love of storytelling developed from an early age.
Bradbury's writing career spanned several decades, and he became one of the most famous and influential authors of speculative fiction. His work often explored themes such as nostalgia, the dangers of technology, human resilience, and the mysteries of the universe.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and the short story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming-of-age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962), and the fictional memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992).
Ray Bradbury's literary legacy continues, and his work is associated with the exploration of timeless themes and the ability to stimulate thought and imagination. His contributions to the speculative fiction genre left an indelible mark on literature and continue to inspire readers and writers alike.