〈영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 브라이스 월튼의 익명자 메리〉
"Mary Anonymous"는 브라이스 월튼(Bryce Walton)이 쓴 SF 단편 소설로 1954년에 처음 출판되었다. 이 이야기는 정체성, 기억, 현실의 본질에 대한 주제를 탐구한다.
줄거리는 자신의 과거나 정체성에 대한 기억 없이 병원에서 깨어난 메리라는 여성을 중심으로 전개된다. 그녀는 병원 직원으로부터 "Mary Anonymous"라는 이름을 부여받고 자신이 누구인지에 대한 진실을 밝히기 위해 고군분투하면서 과거의 파편들을 모으기 시작한다.
〈Science novel to read in English_ Mary Anonymous by Bryce Walton 〉
"Mary Anonymous" is a science fiction short story written by Bryce Walton and first published in 1954. The story explores themes of identity, memory, and the nature of reality.
The plot revolves around a woman named Mary who wakes up in a hospital with no memory of her own past or her identity. She is given the name "Mary Anonymous" by her hospital staff and begins to piece together the fragments of her past as she struggles to uncover the truth about who she is.
Summary
There wasn't one person on all of Earth to even suspect. No worry about security, saboteurs or spies in this interspatial war with Mars.
Earth was firmly united this time ... that is, of course, if you just happened to overlook Mary?the sweetest, most incongruous little girl ever to hang around a launching site.
Ten miles out of New Washington the duralium observation tower was a slim needle stuck in the ground. Three officers of the UN High Command waited at the top of it, within view of the rocket. They waited for zero hour. They were Major-General Engstrand, Lt. Colonel Morgenson, and Major Schauffer.
At 0500, Professor Michelson entered. He still wore a chemical-stained smock, a faded shirt and a pair of baggy trousers
