영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 에블린 E. 스미스의 공주와 물리학자
Evelyn E. Smith의 "The Princess and the Physicist"는 1955년에 발표된 SF 단편 소설이다. 이 작품은 Galaxy Science Fiction 잡지에 게재되었으며, Smith의 독특한 문체와 유머가 돋보이는 작품으로 알려져 있다. 제목에서 암시하듯 이 소설은 동화적 요소와 과학적 요소를 결합시킨 독특한 설정을 가지고 있다. 작품은 아마도 '공주'로 대표되는 전통적 또는 환상적 세계관과 '물리학자'로 상징되는 현대 과학의 만남을 그리고 있을 것이다. Smith는 이 대비를 통해 과학과 환상, 이성과 감성, 또는 전통과 혁신 사이의 갈등과 조화를 탐구했을 가능성이 높다. 소설은 SF적 요소를 활용하면서도 동시에 성 역할, 지식의 본질, 그리고 서로 다른 세계관의 충돌 등 당시의 사회적 이슈들을 간접적으로 다루고 있을 것이다.
Reading Science Fiction in English _ The Princess and the Physicist by Evelyn E. Smith
Evelyn E. Smith's "The Princess and the Physicist" is a science fiction short story published in 1955. It was published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine and is known for Smith's unique writing style and humor. As the title suggests, the novel has a unique setting that combines fairy tale elements and scientific elements. The work probably depicts the meeting of the traditional or fantastic worldview represented by the 'princess' and modern science symbolized by the 'physicist'. Through this contrast, Smith likely explored the conflict and harmony between science and fantasy, reason and emotion, or tradition and innovation. While utilizing science fiction elements, the novel also indirectly addresses social issues of the time, such as gender roles, the nature of knowledge, and the clash of different worldviews.
Summary
Elected a god, Zen the Omnipotent longed for supernatural powers?for he was also Zen the All-Put-Upon, a galactic sucker!
Zen the Terrible lay quiescent in the secret retreat which housed his corporeal being, all the aspects of his personality wallowing in the luxury of a day off. How glad he was that he'd had the forethought to stipulate a weekly holiday for himself when first this godhood had been thrust upon him, hundreds of centuries before. He'd accepted the perquisites of divinity with pleasure then. It was some little time before he discovered its drawbacks, and by then it was too late; he had become the established church.
