영어로 읽는 고전 _ 핸리 커터너의 죽지 않는 자의 비밀도시
Henry Kuttner의 "죽지 않는 자의 비밀 도시"는 1940년대 초에 쓰인 공상과학 소설입니다. 이야기는 에드 가스(Ed Garth)라는 남성을 중심으로 전개되는데, 그는 약혼녀의 의문스러운 죽음과 목성의 위성 가니메데에 있는 외계의 검은 숲으로의 위험한 탐험을 포함한 트라우마적 과거 때문에 알코올 중독자의 삶으로 전락한 인물입니다. 한 남성과 여성을 포함한 일행이 그에게 접근하여, 고대 문명인 '고대인들'의 비밀과 지구를 황폐화시키고 있는 은빛 역병의 잠재적 치료법을 찾기 위해 위험한 황야 속으로 그들을 안내해 달라고 요청합니다. 소설의 시작에서 에드 가스는 허름한 술집에서 발견되는데, 중독과 씨름하며 잃어버린 연인 모이라의 기억에 괴로워하고 있습니다. 그는 브라운 선장과 그의 동료 폴라 트렌트로부터 잃어버린 도시 차한과 그 후 위험한 검은 숲으로 안내해 달라는 일을 마지못해 받아들입니다. 가스의 내적 혼란은 거액의 보상 약속으로 인해 더욱 악화되는데, 이는 잠재적인 구원이자 더 나아가 자기파괴의 이유가 될 수 있습니다. 외계 지형의 위험 속으로 더 깊이 들어가면서, 가스는 환경이 제기하는 외부적 위협뿐만 아니라 그를 집어삼킬 위험이 있는 과거의 유령들과도 맞서야 합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Crypt City of the Deathless One by Henry Kuttner
Henry Kuttner's "Crypt-City of the Deathless One" is a science fiction novel from the early 1940s that follows Ed Garth, a broken man drowning his sorrows in alcohol after experiencing devastating trauma?the mysterious death of his fianc?e and a catastrophic expedition into an alien Black Forest on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. When a team consisting of a man and woman approaches him, they're desperate for his expertise to guide them through treacherous wilderness in search of secrets left behind by an ancient civilization known as the Ancients, along with a potential cure for the Silver Plague that's ravaging Earth.
The story opens with Ed Garth at his lowest point, found in a run-down bar where he's battling addiction while being tormented by memories of his lost love, Moira. Despite his reluctance, he agrees to work with Captain Brown and his partner Paula Trent, who need a guide to reach the lost city of Chahnn and navigate the deadly Black Forest beyond. The promise of substantial payment intensifies Garth's internal conflict?the money represents both a chance at redemption and another path toward self-destruction.
As the group ventures deeper into the hostile alien landscape, Garth faces a dual battle: surviving the environmental dangers that surround them while confronting the psychological demons from his past that threaten to destroy him from within. The expedition becomes as much about Garth's personal journey toward healing as it is about uncovering ancient mysteries and saving humanity from plague.
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Icy water splashed into Ed Garth's face and dripped down his tattered, grimy shirt. It was a tremendous effort to open his eyes. Fumes of the native Ganymedean rotgut liquor were swimming in his brain.
Someone was shaking him roughly. Garth's stocky body jerked convulsively. He struck out, his drink-swollen face twisted with frightened fury, and gasped, "Ylgana! Vo m'trana al-khron?"
The hand on his shoulder fell away. Someone said, "That's it, Paula! The Ancient Tongue!"
And a girl's voice, doubtful, a little disgusted.
"You're sure? But how in the System did this?this?"
"Bum. Tramp," Garth muttered, peering blearily at the pale ovals of unfocused faces above him. "Don't mind me, sister. Beachcomber is the word?drunk, right now. So please get the hell out and let me finish my bottle."
