〈영어로 읽는 공상과학 고전소설 _ 필립 K. 딕의 매달린 남자〉
필립 K. 딕(Philip K. Dick)의 "The Hanging Stranger(매달린 남자)"는 그의 단편 소설 중 하나로, 과학 소설과 판타지 소설의 접점에서 발생하는 미스터리와 스릴러를 다루고 있다. 이 소설은 인간의 존재와 사회에 대한 철학적인 질문을 다루는 것으로 유명하다. 이 작품은 1953년에 처음 발표되었으며, 딕의 작품 중에서도 중요한 위치를 차지하고 있다. 이 소설은 어느 한 도시가 이상한 현상에 시달리며 사건의 해결을 시도하는 주인공의 이야기를 다루고 있다.
〈A classic science fiction novel read in English_ The Hanging Stranger by Philip K. Dick 〉
Philip K. Dick's "The Hanging Stranger" is one of his short stories, a mystery and thriller that arises at the intersection of science fiction and fantasy novels. This novel is famous for dealing with philosophical questions about human existence and society. This work was first published in 1953, and occupies an important position among Dick's works. This novel tells the story of a city suffering from strange phenomena and the main character attempting to solve the problem.
Summary
The protagonist, a store owner Ed Loyce, is disturbed when he sees a stranger hanging from a lamppost, but finds that other people consider the apparent lynching unremarkable.
He finds evidence that alien insects have taken over, manages to get out of town, talks to the police commissioner, who believes him, and after getting all the information about what Ed knows, explains that the body was hung to see whether anyone reacted to it, anyone they didn't have control over. He then takes Ed outside and hangs him from a lamppost.
