Koyangi yoram (Cat's Cradle)
| 著者名: | 커트보네거트 (Kurt Vonnegut) | 原著名: | Cat’s Cradle | 出版地名: | 서울 (Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi) |
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| 出版社: | 새와물고기 (Sae wa mulgogi) | 出版年: | 1994 |
커트보네거트 Kurt Vonnegut. Transl. 노종혁 No Chong-hyŏk. 고양이요람 Koyangi yoram (Cat's Cradle). Cat’s Cradle 서울 Sŏul T'ŭkpyŏlsi, 새와물고기 Sae wa mulgogi, 1994.
Cat’s Cradle is an allegorical fiction using satire and dark humor. Furthermore, the story addresses postmodern issues such as science, technology, the role of religion, and the arms race in the 1960s. The main themes in this novel are human beings’ relation to technology, religion, and “ice-nine,” an imaginary nuclear weapon which causes a disastrous end. The arena of this story is San Lorenzo, a fictitious Caribbean Island. This place reminds readers of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. This book became a best-seller and has been published in 29 languages.