Umbhali waseMelika Donna leon Ifanele uzuko lwayo lwebali kukutsala umdla wayo neVenice. Iminyaka engamashumi amabini anesibini emva kokuqalisa ukutsala umsonto wecebo lakhe lokuqala nguMkomishinala uBrunetti kwisixeko semijelo, umsonto obonisiweyo wenze iVenice indawo enkulu yamatyala. Ukuhlala ngokulandelelana okongeza omnye umtsalane kwisixeko sewaka leminyaka. Ukuba sele kunomdla ukuhamba kwezo zitrato zokufuduka phakathi kokuhla kunye nomlingo, songeza loo ndawo ye-noir eyahlukileyo kwindawo yokuhlamba yesiqhelo evela eAdriatic.
Kwi "Slaves of Desire" sifumana iyelenqe elisuka kancinane liye ngaphezulu, kufanele ukuba kube njalo ngenxa yesiseko sebali elenza ukuba sibone yonke into njengoko umphandi ngokwakhe eyifumana. Kungenxa yokuba ekuqaleni isonka esityikityiweyo siqala ukushiya esiya kuthi silandele de sifumanise ukuba yonke into ithatha njani inqanaba elitsha. Ngumba nje wokungathathi nanye into ngokungakhathali kwaye ungazithatheli phantsi iinkcukacha ...
Ukuvela kwamantombazana amabini angazi nto kwaye enzakaliswe kakubi ekungeneni kweSibhedlele saseVenice eVenice kubeka uBrunetti noGriffoni kwindlela yabantwana abancinci baseVenetians abanokuthi benze ityala lolwaphulo-mthetho. NguMarcelo Vio kunye noFiliberto Duso, abahlobo bobabini ukusukela ebuntwaneni, bahluke kakhulu omnye komnye: UDuso usebenza njengegqwetha kwinkampani katata wakhe, ngelixa uVio wayeka ukufunda njengomntwana kwaye wenza imali ngokusebenzela umalume wakhe, othutha iimpahla Ishishini kunye nenqanawa encinci yezikhephe.
Kodwa oko ekuqaleni kwakubonakala ngathi yiprank ngabantu ababini abancinci abafuna nje ukonwaba, bayakutyhila into ebaluleke ngakumbi: unxibelelwano nokuthengisa ngokungekho mthethweni kwe-mafia ephethe ukuzisa abemi baseAfrika eVenice. U-Brunetti no-Griffoni kuyakufuneka badibane ne-ally entsha, u-Captain Ignazio Alaimo, igosa eliphethe i-Capitaneria di Porto, obelandela umkhondo wabashushumbisi iminyaka.
Ungayithenga inoveli «Amakhoboka eSifiso», nguDonna Leon, apha:
