Futhi lapho iminyaka engama-25 empilweni ye- U-Evelyn Waugh, (ochithe izinsuku zakhe enobuhlungu obedlula inkazimulo phakathi kwemisebenzi ehlukahlukene kanye nesithiyo sokungawaqedi amarekhodi amahle ezifundo), kwafika inoveli yakhe yokuqala.
Lapho-ke, njengoba ngicabanga ukuthi kungaqinisekiswa ngokombono womlobi owazalwa enamandla omphefumulo wokudala ongakatholi nje indawo yakhe, umbhali weza emhlabeni wezincwadi ozokwazi ukushicilela izincwadi ezingaphezu kwamashumi amabili, a izindaba eziningi, ukuvakasha kwezincwadi noma ama-biographies.
NjengoLondon futhi Chesterton futhi cishe kwaqondana ngesikhathi, uWaugh waphendukela ebuKatolikeni. Iqiniso lokuthi manje ngeke lisebenze kepha ekuqaleni kwekhulu lamashumi amabili limele ukuzibophezela okutholakele okwadluliselwa kweminye yemisebenzi yalaba babhali.
Ukufaka izinki ngokuthinta kwakhe okubucayi nobuqili bakhe, awu cishe njalo etholakala emphakathini wezinsuku zakhe indawo ejwayelekile yokubeka eyakhe amacebo amakhulu ngalolo vuselelo namuhla oluzwakala njengemikhuba kepha futhi kunikeza ukubhuqa ngokumelene nomphakathi ophakeme.
Amanoveli anconyiwe aphezulu amathathu ngu-Evelyn Waugh
Buyela ku-Brideshead
El UCaptain Charles Ryder uthuthela ku-Brideshead elayishwe ukuthintwa yi-melancholic kuye. Ukuboshwa manje okumi endaweni akunakumbambela izinkumbulo zezinsuku zobukhazikhazi.
Isinyathelo ngasinye sikaCharles kuleso sikhala esake sakhiwa isithabathaba sendlu nezingadi zaso sisicwilisa ngalowo mbono wokukhumbula amasiko namasiko aqhamuka endaweni yempi. Konke kuyizindaba zothando ezingapheli noma izimfihlo ezifihliwe, ubungane obulahlekile noma ukulangazelela okungenakwenzeka.
Ngaleso sithinta esihle sokunyamalala, wazizwa ngumfundi sengathi nguye uqobo owakhipha ngisho nephunga lendlu yeNkosi Marchmain, sihamba endaweni lapho izincazelo zayo zilenga kuleso esidlule esifihlwe yinkungu yesikhathi esizayo esibi. Idrama ephindwe kabili ehehayo nokuthi ukuthatha kwayo kuthelevishini kuthole impumelelo engakaze ibonwe.
Izindaba zebhomu!
Mhlawumbe ngokungacabangi ekuqaleni kwayo ngenxa yendikimba yayo ehlekisayo, le noveli iyisilinganiso salolo hlobo lwezinto ezihlekisayo njengamanje ezisondelwa zivela kwezinye izingqimba, kancane nangaphansi kwezombhalo.
Ngesitayela esivele sihlanjululwe kakhulu kunaleso senoveli yakhe yokuqala ethi "Yehla futhi uwe", uWaugh uyaqhubeka nokugcwala kulokho kuhlekwa amaNgisi (uma indida yaleli gama ingamukelwa). Isivele yaziwa ngumlobi umhlaba wezindaba, usethula kumlingiswa onjengo Lord Copper, ireferensi yokunqoba yabezindaba okwamanje.
Uzoba nguyena othumela izintatheli eziphambeke kakhulu empini, entula ulwazi oluncane lwenyunyana futhi enganamathele kunoma iyiphi ikhodi yokuziphatha.
Ukuxakaniseka komsebenzi onjalo kwenza indlela yawo njengengoma ephelelwe yisikhathi kube yimininingwane engeyinhle (okuyinto enhle kithina namanje), ekhonweni labezindaba ukudlulisa nokudida, ukukhohlisa noma ukuthola abasekeli bakho konke imbangela kungenzeka. Ngisho nangendlela ebingalindelekile futhi evela kumbhali ongazilungiselele, umhlaba uzobonakala ngamehlo okuhlekisa kubo bonke abafundi bezindaba zakhe.
Yehla uwe
Lokhu bekuyinoveli yokuqala esize umbhali ukuthi athole isiphephelo emkhakheni wokubhala. Ngokucabanga kwentsha, kungashiwo ukuthi kule noveli uWaugh ubeka ukubuyekeza konke okuhamba emphakathini ophakeme wezinsuku zakhe, emuva ngo-1928.
Ngomoya wokuvuna ukuze U-Ignatius J. Reilly, noma kunalokho njengesethenjwa ebesingasebenzela inoveli edumile ethi "Uzungu lweziwula", sihambisana nekusasa eliyinhlekelele likaPaul Pennyfeather.
Umfana okuthi, kusukela kwizibopho zokuphumelela ekuziphatheni, agcine ngokunqotshwa inertia yokuphelelwa yithemba yenhlekelele. Ukubonakala kanye nemihlangano yabahlonishwa okwamanje ichithwa ngumbhali.
Ukuhleka kokumangazayo nokunambitheka kokugxekwa okuvulekile kombhali osemncane owaqala ukuvela kwakhe okuthakazelisayo ezincwadini ngale ndlela.
