〈영어로 읽는 고전SF 소설 _ 레스터 델 레이의 비열한 수장〉
레스터 델 레이의 "Badge of Infamy"는 1957년에 처음 출판된 과학 소설이다. 미래에는 로비라고 불리는 강력한 노동조합이 사회의 많은 부분을 통제하게 될 것이다. 가장 강력한 로비 중 하나는 의료 로비다. 전 세계에 확산된 전염병 이후 모든 의료 행위는 승인된 로비 회원과 승인된 로비 시설에서만 시행되도록 요구되었다. Daniel Feldman은 한때 의사였지만 지금은 이러한 규칙을 위반하여 버림받은 사람이 되었다. 그는 수치심을 피하기 위해 화성으로 여행을 떠났고, 그곳에서 수십억 명의 생명을 위협하는 재난을 발견하게 되는데...
〈A classic science fiction novel read in English_ Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Rey 〉
"Badge of Infamy" by Lester Del Rey is a science fiction novel first published in 1957. In the future, powerful trade unions, called lobbies, will control large parts of society. One of the most powerful lobbies is the medical lobby. After the pandemic spread across the world, all medical practices were required to be performed only by approved lobbying members and in approved lobbying facilities. Daniel Feldman was once a doctor, but now he is an outcast for breaking these rules. He travels to Mars to escape shame, where he discovers a disaster that threatens the lives of billions of people...
Summary
The computer seemed to work as it should. The speed was within acceptable limits. He gave up trying to see the ground and was forced to trust the machinery designed for amateur pilots. The flare bloomed, and he yanked down on the little lever.
The air of the city's cheapest flophouse was thick with the smells of harsh antiseptic and unwashed bodies. The early Christmas snowstorm had driven in every bum who could steal or beg the price of admission, and the long rows of cots were filled with fully clothed figures. Those who could afford the extra dime were huddled under thin, grimy blankets.
The pariah who had been Dr. Daniel Feldman enjoyed no such luxury. He tossed fitfully on a bare cot, bringing his face into the dim light. It had been a handsome face, but now the black stubble of beard lay over gaunt features and sunken cheeks.
