〈영어로 읽는 SF소설 _ 키스 라우머의 일리안의 방법〉
“The Yillian Way“는 키스 라우머(Keith Laumer)가 1962년에 출판한 공상과학 소설로, 지구 외교단과 Yill 종족 간의 외교적 상호작용을 다고 있다.
작품은 두 문화 간의 미묘한 긴장과 서로 다른 예절에 대한 오해를 강조하고 있다. 특히, Yill의 제스처와 예절이 지구 외교관들에게는 낯설고 혼란스럽게 다가온다.
이 이야기는 외교적 미묘함과 문화적 차이를 탐구하며, 레티프의 시각을 통해 지구와 Yill 간의 복잡한 상호작용을 조명하고 있다.
〈Science fiction novels to read in English_ The Yillian Way by Keith Laumer 〉
“The Yillian Way” is a science fiction novel published in 1962 by Keith Laumer that describes diplomatic interactions between the Earth diplomatic corps and the Yill race.
The work emphasizes the subtle tension between the two cultures and the misunderstanding of different etiquette. In particular, Yill's gestures and etiquette seem unfamiliar and confusing to Earth diplomats.
The story explores diplomatic subtleties and cultural differences, illuminating the complex interactions between Earth and Yill through Retief's perspective.
Summary
The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful?and, in the long run, deadly!
James Retief is the Vice-Consul and Third Secretary of the Earth Diplomatic Corps, arriving with an ambassador and high-ranking diplomats guided by the Yill race. They wait in an empty welcoming area and observe the customs and rituals of the Yill people. Yills show a unique way of greeting each other by blocking each other's path. Retief questions Ambassador Spradley's peaceful approach, but the Ambassador dismisses him as someone who should learn the subtleties of diplomacy... .
The Ambassador is prepared to give up half of the Sirenian system to negotiate territory with Yill, but Retif insists that Earth takes priority...
