Hello everyone, I'm Frank Xu, an ordinary person. This is my email newsletter, called "Bright King". Its name comes from a science fiction (fantasy) novel I read in junior high school - Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light". At that time, I saved my lunch money to buy the "Science Fiction World Translation Edition" and was amazed by every serialized chapter. Roger Zelazny was an imaginative writer who blended mythology, legend, and religious history into a technological background, creating a setting of "a religious pseudo-utopia created by technological monopoly". The language was initially difficult to translate and slow to read, but the magnificent scenes came rushing forward in this wonderful slowness. Upon re-reading the book, I realized that it was not a problem with the translation (in fact, the Chinese translation was excellent), but rather a deliberate choice by the author. The poetic language reflects the author's punk attitude, discussing the social significance of linguistics, eternal social management issues, and the relationship between consciousness and self-definition.
光明王 Lord of Light
光明王 Lord of Light
光明王 Lord of Light
Hello everyone, I'm Frank Xu, an ordinary person. This is my email newsletter, called "Bright King". Its name comes from a science fiction (fantasy) novel I read in junior high school - Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light". At that time, I saved my lunch money to buy the "Science Fiction World Translation Edition" and was amazed by every serialized chapter. Roger Zelazny was an imaginative writer who blended mythology, legend, and religious history into a technological background, creating a setting of "a religious pseudo-utopia created by technological monopoly". The language was initially difficult to translate and slow to read, but the magnificent scenes came rushing forward in this wonderful slowness. Upon re-reading the book, I realized that it was not a problem with the translation (in fact, the Chinese translation was excellent), but rather a deliberate choice by the author. The poetic language reflects the author's punk attitude, discussing the social significance of linguistics, eternal social management issues, and the relationship between consciousness and self-definition.