Wonke umbhali ozihloniphayo kufuneka awujonge lo msebenzi uphazamisayo, kungekuphela nje kumsebenzi wakhe, kodwa kuncwadi ngokubanzi. Y UCesar Aira Kwakungayi kuba ngaphantsi kuba i-avant-garde isemgangathweni. Kwaye akulunganga konke konke ukuphinda uzenzele ngokwakho, waphule kwaye uzihlaziye kwakhona kwimiba yokuyila. Kuba ukungayifundi kwakude ukuba yintoni inoveli elandelayo yombhali eza kusekwa kuyo kuphakamisa ulindelo olukhulu.
Ngaphandle kokucinga nokuba yonke into isenokuba sele ixeliwe, kuyinyaniso ukuba kwizihlandlo ezininzi kubonakala ngathi iingxoxo ziyaphindwa okanye ubuncinane zenziwa ngaxeshanye kwiindidi ezithile ezixhatshazwe ngokugqithiseleyo. Ngokuchasene nobo bubi kukho unyango olulula. Intelekelelo, isimboli, i-surreal okanye iphupha. Ukuntywila kuxhomekeke ekubeni zeziphi izithuba ezibekwe kwiinqwelomoya ezahlukeneyo kunomngcipheko wako kodwa neenzuzo zakho.
Injongo elula yesinyithi inika umfundi ngaphezu kokufunda, amava. Kulapho umcimbi uqhubeka khona kulo mdlalo weenoveli nokuba libali elinye elenzeka ngamaxesha ahlukeneyo. Ukwenza nje ukuba ihlale yahlukile.
Umbhali oqolileyo, oxhalabileyo ngenxa yokudandatheka okufunyanwa ngumlimi wakhe, ubhadula kumbindi womyezo wase-Eden ofihla ezona mfihlelo ziphazamisayo.
Umkroli ongcwalisiweyo osuka eGrisi yamandulo uthatha uhambo oluneziganeko eziya kwindawo ye-oracle efuna iingcebiso malunga nendlela yokuphatha umncedisi wakhe, naye ophethwe sisilo se-melancholy kunye nokungazinzi.
Ekugqibeleni, indoda eqhelekileyo esele ikwizigulo zobudala ilangazelela inkululeko yokuzingelwa nokubaleka. Kule nto kufuneka wenze ulwaphulo-mthetho kwaye ube ngumbaleki wokwenene.
El umgadi wegadi, i umkroli kunye ne imbacu Inokufundwa njengenoveli ezintathu ezimfutshane okanye njengenoveli enamacandelo amathathu aneseti entsonkothileyo yokwahluka. Ukujikeleza i-orbit yakhe ukuhamba kwexesha, ilahleko yolutsha, i-melancholy, amampunge egcisa kunye nokubonakaliswa kobume boncwadi, indalo kunye nokuzibhala ngokwayo. Le ncwadi ingaqhelekanga kwaye ingalindelekanga kunye nemagnethi yongeza isakhelo esityebileyo esenza umsebenzi obalaseleyo kaCésar Aira.
Ngoku ungathenga inoveli ethi "Umgadi wegadi, umkroli kunye nombaleki", nguCésar Aira apha:
