Umhlaba awusazwani ngakho-ke ukudideka (ngiyaxolisa ngehlaya). I-Dystopia iyasondela ngoba i-utopia yayihlale ikude kakhulu empucukweni efana neyethu ekhula ngokushesha ngenani njengoba ubunikazi obuvamile buncipha. I-Individualism izalwa. Ubuzwe neminye imibono yenza izinto zibe zimbi kakhulu. Ngakho, lingase libe nethemba elincane ekuhlanganyeleni ekunqandeni izinhlekelele. Isebenza kahle, nokho, URichard Amandla, ekugcizeleleni i-pre-apocalypse njengocingo olusha lokuvuka oluvela embonweni ozwela kakhulu, okuwukuphela kwawo okwazi ukubangela ukuphenduka: izingane zethu.
Isazi sezinkanyezi u-Theo Byrne siphenya indawo yonke ukuze sithole izindlela zokuphila njengoba siphakamisa indodana yakhe eneminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye ubudala, uRobin, ngemva kokushona komkakhe. URobin ungumfana onothando futhi onothando ochitha amahora amaningi ependa izithombe eziyinkimbinkimbi zezilwane ezisengozini futhi usezoxoshwa ebangeni lesithathu ngokushaya umngane wakhe ngezibhakela ebusweni.
Naphezu kwezinkinga zendodana yakhe zanda, u-Theo uzama ukumgcina kude nemithi ye-psychoactive. Ngakho-ke, uthola ukwelashwa kwe-neurofeedback kokuhlola ukuthuthukisa ukulawula imizwa ka-Robin ngokusebenzisa izikhathi zokuqeqesha ngamaphethini aqoshwe ebuchosheni bukanina ...
Ngezincazelo eziphakeme zomhlaba wemvelo, umbono othembisayo wempilo ngale kwemikhawulo yethu, kanye nenganekwane yothando olungenamibandela phakathi kukababa nendodana, Ukwakheka iyinoveli ka-Richard Powers esondelene kakhulu futhi ethinta inhliziyo. Ngaphakathi kuyo kunombuzo othi: Singazitshela kanjani izingane zethu iqiniso ngeplanethi yethu enhle nesongelwayo?
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi "Ukudideka", kaRichard Powers, lapha:
