시릴 M. 콘블루스의 무정부주의 사회

The Syndic by C. M. Kornbluth

시릴 M. 콘블루스(C. M. Kornbluth) 지음

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영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 시릴 M. 콘블루스의 무정부주의 사회
"The Syndic"는 C. M. Kornbluth가 1953년에 발표한 SF 장편 소설입니다. 이 작품은 정부가 붕괴되고 범죄 조직이 사회를 지배하게 된 대체 미래를 그립니다.
이야기는 북아메리카가 두 개의 거대 범죄 조직에 의해 통치되는 세계를 배경으로 합니다. '신디케이트(The Syndic)'와 '마피아'가 각각 영토를 나누어 통치하는데, 이들은 전통적인 정부보다 더 효율적이고 자유로운 사회를 만들어냅니다. 이런 상황에서 과거의 미국 정부 잔존 세력들이 권력 회복을 시도하면서 이야기가 전개됩니다.
Kornbluth는 이 작품을 통해 정부와 범죄 조직의 경계, 그리고 통치의 정당성에 대한 근본적인 질문을 던집니다. 특히 전통적인 정부 체제와 자유방임적 범죄 조직의 통치를 대비시키면서, 진정한 자유와 질서의 의미를 탐구합니다.
이 소설은 정치 체제와 사회 질서에 대한 파격적인 상상력을 보여주며, 아나키즘적 요소와 자유주의적 사상을 독특하게 결합한 작품으로 평가받고 있습니다. 1954년 과학소설 전문지 'Galaxy'에서 연재되었으며, 당시로서는 매우 혁신적인 정치적 상상력을 보여준 작품으로 주목받았습니다.

Science Fiction Novels in English _ The Syndic by C. M. Kornbluth
"The Syndic" is a science fiction novel published by C. M. Kornbluth in 1953. It depicts an alternative future in which governments have collapsed and criminal organizations have taken over society.
The story is set in a world where North America is ruled by two huge criminal organizations. The Syndic and the Mafia each rule their own territories, creating a society that is more efficient and free than traditional governments. The story unfolds as remnants of the old US government attempt to regain power.
Through this work, Kornbluth asks fundamental questions about the boundaries between government and criminal organizations, and the legitimacy of governance. In particular, he explores the meaning of true freedom and order by contrasting the traditional government system with the rule of laissez-faire criminal organizations.
The novel shows a groundbreaking imagination of political systems and social order, and is evaluated as a work that uniquely combines anarchist elements and libertarian ideas. It was serialized in the science fiction magazine 'Galaxy' in 1954, and was noted for its political imagination that was very innovative at the time.

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Contents
CHAPTER I. Charles Orsino was learning the business
CHAPTER II. Charles Orsino squirmed in the chair
CHAPTER III. A family council was called the next day
CHAPTER IV. Max Wyman shoved his way through such a roar of voices
CHAPTER V. Max Wyman woke raving with the chuck horrors
CHAPTER VI. It had begun when the girl led him
CHAPTER VII. The submarine surfaced at dawn
CHAPTER VIII. The submarine docked at an indescribably lovely bay
CHAPTER IX. It took minutes only
CHAPTER X. She felt the power of the goddess working in her
CHAPTER XI. Commander Grinnel, after reporting formally
CHAPTER XII. Kennedy turned out to have been an armorer-artificer
CHAPTER XIII. Leave the fire alone
CHAPTER XIV. Commander Grinnel was officer of the day
CHAPTER XV. It was a dank fog-shrouded morning
CHAPTER XVI. The bull-horn voice roared again
CHAPTER XVII. They were too sick with gasoline fumes to count
CHAPTER XVIII. It hadn't been easy to get time off from the oil-painting factory
CHAPTER XIX. Lee swore and said
CHAPTER XX. Charles walked down the street and ran immediately
CHAPTER XXI. I didn't like his reaction

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Summary
There have been a thousand tales of future Utopias and possible civilizations. They have been ruled by benevolent dictatorships and pure democracies, every form of government from extreme right to absolute left. Unique among these is the easy-going semi-anarchistic society ruled by THE SYNDIC.

Charles Orsino was learning the business from the ground up—even though "up" would never be very high. He had in his veins only a drop or two of Falcaro blood: enough so that room had to be made for him; not enough for it to be a great dearth of room. Counting heavily on the good will of F. W. Taylor, who had taken a fancy to him when he lost his parents in the Brookhaven Reactor explosion of '83, he might rise to a rather responsible position in Alky, Horsewire, Callgirl, recruitment and Retirement or whatever line he showed an aptitude for. But at 22 one spring day, he was merely serving a tour of duty as bagman attached to the 101st New York Police Precinct. A junior member of the Syndic customarily handled that job; you couldn't trust the cops not to squeeze their customers and pocket the difference.

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서평
Kornbluth의 'The Syndic'는 범죄 조직이 통치하는 세계라는 도발적인 설정을 통해 정치 권력의 본질과 정당성을 탐구하는 야심찬 작품입니다. 전통적 정부와 범죄 조직의 경계를 의도적으로 모호하게 만듦으로써, 통치 체제에 대한 우리의 고정관념을 흔들어놓습니다.
작가는 신디케이트라는 범죄 조직이 오히려 더 자유롭고 효율적인 사회를 만들어낸다는 역설적 상황을 통해, 권력과 자유, 질서와 혼돈의 관계를 새롭게 조명합니다. 특히 정부라는 제도의 필요성과 그 한계에 대한 근본적인 질문을 던지면서, 아나키즘적 상상력을 SF적 설정과 교묘하게 결합시킵니다.
이 작품은 단순한 정치 풍자를 넘어, 인간 사회의 조직과 통치 방식에 대한 깊이 있는 성찰을 담고 있으며, 오늘날의 정치적 현실을 이해하는 데도 흥미로운 시사점을 제공합니다. 70년이 지난 지금도 여전히 신선하고 도발적인 메시지를 전하는 걸작입니다.

Book Review
Kornbluth's 'The Syndic' is an ambitious work that explores the nature and legitimacy of political power through a provocative setting in a world ruled by a criminal organization. By intentionally blurring the line between traditional government and criminal organizations, it shakes our preconceptions about the system of government.
The author sheds new light on the relationship between power and freedom, order and chaos through the paradoxical situation in which the criminal organization known as the Syndicate actually creates a freer and more efficient society. In particular, it raises fundamental questions about the necessity and limitations of the institution of government, and cleverly combines anarchistic imagination with a science fiction setting.
More than a simple political satire, this work contains a profound reflection on the organization and governance of human society, and it also provides interesting implications for understanding today's political reality. It is a masterpiece that still delivers a fresh and provocative message even after 70 years.

작가정보

저자(글) 시릴 M. 콘블루스(C. M. Kornbluth)

Cyril M. Kornbluth는 20세기 중반 미국 과학 소설계의 중요한 작가로, 1923년 뉴욕에서 태어나 1958년 불과 34세의 젊은 나이에 세상을 떠났다. 그는 짧은 생애에도 불구하고 과학 소설 장르에 깊은 영향을 미쳤다. Kornbluth는 10대 시절부터 글쓰기를 시작해 "The Futurians"이라는 과학 소설 팬 그룹의 일원으로 활동했다. 그의 작품은 날카로운 풍자와 암울한 미래 전망으로 유명했으며, "The Marching Morons"(1951)같은 단편은 과학 소설의 고전으로 여겨진다. Frederik Pohl과의 공동 작업으로 탄생한 "The Space Merchants"(1953)는 그의 가장 유명한 작품 중 하나로, 광고와 소비주의가 지배하는 디스토피아적 미래를 그려내 큰 주목을 받았다. Kornbluth의 작품은 사회 비평적 요소가 강했으며, 인간의 어리석음과 사회의 모순을 신랄하게 비판했다. 그의 갑작스러운 죽음은 과학 소설계에 큰 손실이었지만, 그가 남긴 작품들은 오늘날까지도 높이 평가받으며 현대 과학 소설에 지속적인 영향을 미치고 있다.

Cyril M. Kornbluth was an important American science fiction writer of the mid-20th century. He was born in New York City in 1923 and died in 1958 at the young age of 34. Despite his short life, he had a profound influence on the genre. Kornbluth began writing as a teenager and was a member of a science fiction fan group called "The Futurians." His works were known for their sharp satire and bleak visions of the future, and short stories such as "The Marching Morons" (1951) are considered classics of science fiction. "The Space Merchants" (1953), a collaboration with Frederik Pohl, is one of his most famous works, and it garnered much attention for its dystopian future dominated by advertising and consumerism. Kornbluth's works were strongly socially critical, sharply criticizing human folly and the contradictions of society. Although his sudden death was a great loss to the world of science fiction, his works remain highly regarded to this day and have a lasting influence on modern science fiction.