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"예스터데이 하우스(Yesterday House)"는 프리츠 라이버(Fritz Leiber)가 쓴 SF 단편 소설로 1952년에 처음 출판되었습니다. 시간과 현실의 왜곡을 다룹니다.
이 소설은 사랑, 상실, 그리고 과거에 대한 집착을 탐구하며, 현실과 환상의 경계를 모호하게 만듭니다. 또한 시간의 본질과 기억의 힘에 대한 질문을 제기합니다.
"어제의 집"은 기억과 향수의 복잡성을 파헤쳐 독자들에게 주인공의 개인사를 통해 사색적인 여정을 제공합니다. 이 이야기에서 Fritz Leiber의 글은 판타지 요소와 심리적 깊이를 혼합하여 과거 경험이 현재의 자아를 형성하는 방식을 탐구하는 내러티브를 만듭니다.


"Yesterday House" is a science fiction short story written by Fritz Leiber and first published in 1952. It deals with distortions of time and reality.
The novel explores love, loss, and obsession with the past, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. It also raises questions about the nature of time and the power of memory.
“Yesterday’s House” delves into the complexities of memory and nostalgia, taking readers on a contemplative journey through the protagonist’s personal history. In this story, Fritz Leiber's writing blends fantasy elements with psychological depth to create a narrative that explores how past experiences shape the present self.

Summary
Meeting someone who's been dead for twenty years is shocking enough for anyone with a belief in ghosts?worse for one with none!

The main character, Jack Barry, meets a girl named Mary Alice Pope while exploring a remote island. She believes she is living in 1933, where she lives with her aunts, cut off from the outside world.
Jack is confused and tries to explain that it is 1953, but Mary cannot accept this. Jack leaves the island in a hurry.
Later, Jack meets the wife of his advisor, Martin Keserich, and asks her about Mary. Mrs. Kesserich explains that Mary was the fiancee of Professor Kesserich, who died in an accident in 1933... .

Contents
CHAPTER I. The narrow cove was quiet
CHAPTER II. The exterior of Martin Kesserich's home
CHAPTER III. Jack jumped slightly
CHAPTER IV. Morning sunlight brightened the colors of the wax flowers
CHAPTER V. Same as yesterday
CHAPTER VI. White waves shooting up like dancing ghosts
CHAPTER VII. The little cove was once again as quiet as time's heart