영어로 읽는 SF소설 _ 데이먼 나이트의 특별배송
"Special Delivery "는 미국의 과학 소설 작가 데이먼 나이트(Damon Knight)가 1954년에 쓴 단편 소설입니다. 데이먼 나이트는 20세기 중반에 활동한 저명한 SF 작가이자 편집자, 비평가로 알려져 있습니다.
Damon Knight는 20세기 미국 과학 소설계의 핵심 인물로, 작가, 편집자, 비평가, 교육자로서 다방면에서 활약했습니다. 그는 "To Serve Man" 등의 인상적인 작품을 집필했고, 여러 과학 소설 잡지와 선집을 편집하며 신인 작가 발굴에 힘썼습니다. 날카로운 비평으로 장르의 질적 향상에 기여했으며, 클라리온 작가 워크샵을 공동 설립해 많은 신진 작가를 양성했습니다.
Reading Science Fiction Novels in English _ Special Delivery by Damon Knight
"Special Delivery" is a short story written in 1954 by American science fiction writer Damon Knight. Damon Knight is known as a prominent science fiction writer, editor, and critic active in the mid-20th century.
Damon Knight was a key figure in the 20th-century American science fiction world, and was active in various fields as a writer, editor, critic, and educator. He wrote impressive works such as "To Serve Man" and edited several science fiction magazines and anthologies, working hard to discover new writers. He contributed to the qualitative improvement of the genre with his sharp criticism, and co-founded the Clarion Writers' Workshop, nurturing many new writers.
Summary
All Len had to hear was the old gag: "We've never lost a father yet." His child was not even born and it was thoroughly unbearable!
Len stared at her; the whites of her eyes were showing: "Is there anything the matter with you?" he demanded.
"I don't know," she said on a rising note. "Nothing like that ever happened to me before. I didn't think it was funny at all. I was worried about you, and I didn't know I was going to laugh—" She laughed again, a trifle nervously. "Maybe I'm cracking up."
Moira was a dark-haired young woman with a placid, friendly disposition. Len had met her in his senior year at Columbia, with—looking at it impartially, which Len seldom did—regrettable results.
데이먼 나이트(Damon Knight)는 20세기 미국 과학 소설계에서 중요한 위치를 차지하는 인물이다. 1922년 오리건 주에서 태어나 2002년에 사망한 그는 작가, 편집자, 비평가로서 다방면에 걸쳐 SF 장르 발전에 기여했다. 그의 작품들은 과학적 아이디어와 인간 본성에 대한 깊은 통찰력으로 유명하며, 특히 단편 "To Serve Man"은 TV 시리즈 '황혼의 역(The Twilight Zone)'에 각색되어 더욱 유명해졌다. 나이트는 또한 SFWA(Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America)의 창립 회원이자 초대 회장을 역임하며 SF 작가들의 권익 향상에 힘썼다. 그의 비평 작업은 SF 문학의 질적 향상에 크게 기여했으며, 특히 "In Search of Wonder"라는 비평집은 장르 비평의 고전으로 평가받는다. 나이트는 자신의 작품과 비평을 통해 SF를 단순한 오락거리가 아닌 진지한 문학의 한 장르로 격상시키는 데 중요한 역할을 했으며, 이러한 공로로 1994년 SFWA 그랜드 마스터 상을 수상했다. 그의 영향력은 오늘날까지도 SF 문학계에서 지속되고 있다.
Damon Knight is a prominent figure in the 20th-century American science fiction scene. Born in Oregon in 1922 and died in 2002, he contributed to the development of the science fiction genre in many ways as a writer, editor, and critic. His works are known for their deep insights into scientific ideas and human nature, and his short story "To Serve Man" was adapted into the TV series "The Twilight Zone" and became even more famous. Knight was also a founding member and first president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), and worked to improve the rights of science fiction writers. His critical work greatly contributed to the quality of science fiction literature, and his critical collection "In Search of Wonder" is considered a classic in genre criticism. Through his works and criticism, Knight played a significant role in elevating science fiction from mere entertainment to a serious literary genre, and for this contribution, he received the SFWA Grand Master Award in 1994. His influence continues in science fiction literature to this day.