영어로 읽는 고전 _ 리 브래킷의 바스의 보석
리 브래킷의 "바스의 보석"은 20세기 중반에 쓰인 괴기 소설입니다. 서사는 신비로운 힘과 함께 잠들어 있는 소년 신 바스가 창조한 안드로이드들이 가하는 위협에 직면한 키아란과 마우스를 중심으로, 환상적 요소들로 가득한 풍부하게 상상된 세계를 배경으로 권력, 정체성, 그리고 생존이라는 주제들을 탐구합니다. 이야기가 전개되면서 그들은 자신들의 존재를 위협하는 악의적인 세력들과 어둠의 전설들과 맞서 싸우게 됩니다.
이야기의 시작에서 두 명의 방랑하는 필멸자인 키아란과 마우스는 악명 높은 금지된 평원과 접경한 황폐한 땅에 야영지를 설치합니다. 그들의 농담 섞인 대화는 그들의 복잡한 관계를 드러내며, 그들을 둘러싼 소문난 어둠과 악에 대한 더 깊은 두려움을 암시합니다. 특히 운명의 돌을 지킨다고 소문난 불멸의 존재 바스를 섬기는 무서운 칼드들에 대한 두려움 말입니다. 고유한 위험들이 나타나면서 불길한 그림자가 드러나고, 그들을 그들의 운명과 세계의 운명을 바꿀 수도 있는 전개되는 전설들로 더 깊이 끌어들이며, 바스의 불멸의 유산에서 비롯된 예속의 세력들에 맞선 서사적 갈등의 무대를 설정합니다.
Classics Read in English _ The Jewel of Bas by Leigh Brackett
Leigh Brackett's "The Jewel of Bas" is a weird fiction novel from the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of power, identity, and survival, centered on Ciaran and Mouse as they confront threats posed by androids created by the boy-god Bas, who slumbers with mysterious power, all set against a richly imagined world filled with fantastical elements. As the story develops, they find themselves battling malevolent forces and dark legends that threaten their very existence.
At the story's opening, Ciaran and Mouse, two wandering mortals, establish camp in a desolate land bordering the notorious Forbidden Plains. Their playful dialogue reveals their complex relationship while hinting at deeper fears concerning the rumored darkness and evil surrounding them?particularly the dreaded Kalds who serve Bas, the alleged immortal presence said to guard the Stone of Destiny. As inherent dangers emerge, an ominous shadow manifests, drawing them deeper into unfolding legends that may transform their fate and their world's destiny, establishing the foundation for an epic conflict against forces of subjugation stemming from Bas's immortal legacy.
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Mouse stirred the stew in the small iron pot. There wasn't much of it. She sniffed and said:
"You could have stolen a bigger joint. We'll go hungry before the next town."
"Uh huh," Ciaran grunted lazily.
Anger began to curl in Mouse's eyes.
"I suppose it's all right with you if we run out of food," she said sullenly.
Ciaran leaned back comfortably against a moss-grown boulder and watched her with lazy grey eyes. He liked watching Mouse. She was a head shorter than he, which made her very short indeed, and as thin as a young girl. Her hair was black and wild, as though only wind ever combed it. Her eyes were black, too, and very bright. There was a small red thief's brand between them. She wore a ragged crimson tunic, and her bare arms and legs were as brown as his own.
Ciaran grinned. His lip was scarred, and there was a tooth missing behind it. He said, "It's just as well. I don't want you getting fat and lazy."
Mouse, who was sensitive about her thinness, said something pungent and threw the wooden plate at him.
