Circe nguMadeline Miller

Ukuphinda ujonge iintsomi zakudala zokubonelela ngeenoveli ezintsha ngokutsala i-epic kwaye into emnandi sele isisibonelelo esisebenza kakuhle. Iimeko zamva nje ezinje nge Neil Gaiman nencwadi yakhe Iintsomi zaseNordic, okanye izikhombisi ezandayo phakathi kwababhali beenoveli zembali ziyangqina ukuba incasa yamabali amadala phakathi kobuThixo nabantu, abantu bamandulo ababezibandakanya ekuqambeni kwiintsuku ezikude zokusa kwempucuko yethu.

Ewe, kunxweme lweMeditera sikhathalele ngakumbi malunga nehlabathi lakudala laseGrisi okanye iRoma. Kulapho UMadeline miller Ugqibela ngokusiphumelela ngolwazi lwakhe olunzulu ngesihloko kunye nenjongo yakhe yokufunda ukuze asinike iyelenqe letau njengomlimi.

Kwigolide yegolide, apho amandla amakhulu okucinga enxibe inkolo yokuqala, sidibana noCirce, owathi kamva wabonakala njengomlumbi njengoko kubaliswa nguHomer ukusuka kwisiseko sokuqala esabekwa nguHesiod.

Kwilizwe leetan sinokuyifumana loo nqanaba lokunqaba, ulutsha olulahlekisayo kunye nobufazi lusondele njengelizwe elingaqhelekanga kwii-aedos okanye ii-rapporteurs zokuqala ezikhokelwa nguHomer ngokwakhe.

Ukusuka eCirce, uMadeline ulandelela ibali elinenqala, ehlala ibonisa kwaye inamandla amakhulu okubhala. Ngenxa yokuba ekuthinjweni kweCirce, eyayifunwa nguyise uHelios, indlalifa yamandla angaqondakaliyo ijongene ne-adventure elingana ne-Odyssey yase-Ulysses uqobo.

Omnye wemifanekiso yokuqala kunye neyona inamandla yobunzima kwinkalo yayo yobufazi, ye-phobias eyahlukileyo. Kuphela i-Circe yanele kwaye kunokwanela ukuphuma kuzo zonke izinto ezingalunganga azifumana ngendlela yakhe elilolo.

Kwaye e-Circe sifumanisa ukuba ngaphandle kwayo yonke into eshukunyiswa luthando, ngamandla, mhlawumbi ngokuchasene nenjongo yombalisi wayo wokuqala. Ngubani owakha wazenza njengomchasi wehlabathi elilawulwa ngoothixo kwaye wanikwa abantu ugqiba ukubonakalisa njengomphefumlo ophilayo oziva ngaphezulu kakhulu kunabo bonke, oothixo nabantu. Ngokubuyela umva nganye, yena, igqwirha, uyomelela kwaye amenze ngakumbi intsimbi.

Incwadana edibanisa yonke into ehambelana nabantu bamandulo kwaye iyayigqibezela ngombono oqhekezayo kumlingiswa kaCirce, umlumbi wokuqala.

Ungayithenga inoveli uCirce, inoveli enkulu kaMadeline Miller, apha: