Umhlolokazi, nguJosé Saramago

Ababhali abakhulu bathanda Saramago Ngabo abagcina imisebenzi yabo ikho ngalo lonke ixesha. Kungenxa yokuba xa umsebenzi uqulethe ukuba ubuntu buchithwe kwi-alchemy yoncwadi, ubuncinci bobukho bufezekisiwe. Umxholo wokugqwesa kwilifa lobugcisa okanye loncwadi ufikelela koko kufaneleka okuyinyani okwenza ukuba ube lixesha.

U-José Saramago oneminyaka engama-25 owazisa le noveli kwihlabathi wabona umbono wakhe obalulekileyo ngesidingo sokungqina. Into eyenzekayo kuye wonke umbhali obambe nzulu ezantsi, phantsi kwewaka kunye nenkuthazo efihla loo njongo, eyona njongo iphambili yokuhambisa indawo yoluntu ekufuneka eyicacisile. Uhlobo luhlala lukhazimliswa kweyona nto intle, ubusela bunokuchazwa ngempumelelo enkulu. Ukuzola komntu okhulileyo kunikezela kwezinye izinto ezingafaniyo ngakumbi kwifom. Kodwa emazantsi obukrelekrele, intlenge, iphelela ekufumaneni ngcono nangakumbi kulutsha olufana nalo.

Emva kokusweleka komyeni wakhe, uMaria Leonor, umama wabantwana ababini, uziva ekhathazekile bubunzima bokulawula indawo yakhe e-Alentejo, izinto ezilindelwe luluntu kunye nolawulo olungqongqo lwendalo yakhe. Emva kweenyanga ezimbalwa kuxinzelelo olunzulu, uthatha isigqibo sokujongana noxanduva lwakhe njengomnini womhlaba, kodwa intliziyo yakhe ithuthunjiswa sisono ngasese: ngaphandle kokulila, umnqweno wakhe awucimanga.

Ngexesha lokuzonwabisa malunga nomongo wothando, ukuhamba kwexesha kunye notshintsho oluqaqambileyo kwindalo, umhlolokazi oselula uchitha ubusuku bakhe evukile, ehlola uthando lwabakhonzazana bakhe kunye nokubandezeleka kwakhe. Kuze kufike amadoda amabini ahluke kakhulu ebomini bakhe kwaye ikamva lakhe liyehla ngokungalindelekanga.

Kubhalwe ngo-1947, Umhlolokazi yinoveli yokuqala yombhali, eyapapashwa ePortugal phantsi kwesihloko esithi Terra uyona ngesigqibo somhleli. Namhlanje, xa kubhiyozelwa ikhulu leminyaka yombhali, ipapashwa okokuqala ngeSpanish, ngokuhlonipha isihloko sayo sokuqala, eli bali libhalwe nguJosé Saramago oselula, olindele ukuba umbhali omkhulu simazi sonke. Kuyo, indlela yakhe yobuqu yokujonga umhlaba kunye nezinye zeempawu zeenoveli zakhe ezithandwayo sele ikho: amandla okubalisela angaqhelekanga kunye nomntu obhinqileyo ongalibalekiyo.

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