영어로 읽는 고전 _ 핸리 커터너의 타르의 눈
Henry Kuttner의 "타르의 눈"은 1940년대 초에 쓰인 공상과학 중편소설입니다. 이야기는 황량하고 고대의 화성, 특히 클란바르 지역을 배경으로 하며, 주인공 사무엘 단탄이 사랑, 상실, 그리고 복수라는 주제와 씨름합니다. 이야기는 잊혀진 문명의 잔재와 그 신화들이 개인적 복수와 차원간 만남과 얽혀있는 세계를 탐구합니다. 줄거리는 무법자로 낙인찍힌 채 클란바르로 돌아온 사무엘 단탄을 따라가는데, 그는 한때 사랑했던 여인의 죽음에 대해 레드헬름 부족에게 복수하려는 갈망에 이끌려 있습니다. 세월이 흘렀음에도 불구하고 그 죽음이 그를 괴롭히고 있습니다. 그의 여정은 산펠이라는 남자의 고대 실험실을 발견하고, 다른 우주에서 온 퀴아나라는 여인의 신비한 목소리와 소통하게 되면서 극적인 전환점을 맞습니다. 두 사람이 강력한 적들의 위협에 직면하면서, 퀴아나에 대한 단탄의 감정이 오래된 상처를 되살리고, 그의 과거와의 연결고리와 그들 현실의 본질을 드러냅니다. 궁극적으로 이야기는 그들 세계의 수렴과 운명, 사랑, 희생의 복잡한 얽힘을 탐구하며, 단탄이 그들 존재 사이의 가혹한 분열을 깨닫는 것으로 절정에 이릅니다.
Classics Read in English _ The Eyes of Thar by Henry Kuttner
Henry Kuttner's "The Eyes of Thar" is a science fiction novella from the early 1940s set on a desolate and ancient Mars, specifically in the haunting region of Klanvahr, where protagonist Samuel Dantan confronts the intertwined themes of love, devastating loss, and consuming vengeance. The narrative explores a world where the remnants of a forgotten civilization and its enduring myths become entangled with personal vendettas and mind-bending interdimensional encounters.
The story follows Samuel Dantan as he returns to Klanvahr bearing the mark of an outlaw, driven by an unquenchable thirst for revenge against the Redhelm Tribe for the death of a woman he once loved?a tragic loss that continues to haunt him despite the passage of years. His quest takes a dramatic and unexpected turn when he discovers an ancient laboratory belonging to a mysterious figure named Sanfel, leading to his communication with Quiana, an enigmatic woman's voice emanating from an entirely different universe.
As both characters face mounting threats from formidable enemies, Dantan's growing feelings for Quiana reawaken old heartaches and gradually reveal her profound connection to his past and the fundamental nature of their respective realities. The story builds toward an exploration of how their separate worlds might converge, examining the complex interplay between destiny, love, and sacrifice.
The narrative ultimately culminates in Dantan's painful realization of the insurmountable divide that separates their existences, creating a poignant meditation on the impossibility of transcending the boundaries between different planes of reality, even when love spans the cosmos itself.
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He had come back, though he knew what to expect. He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago. Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it. Now there was an excellent chance that they might pay, and soon, he thought, as he walked doggedly through the baking stillness of the night, his ears attuned to any dangerous sound in the thin, dry air.
Even after dark it was hot here. The dead ground, parched and arid, retained the heat, releasing it slowly as the double moons?the Eyes of Thar, in Klanvahr mythology?swung across the blazing immensity of the sky.
