I-Spain engenanto yiYurophu engenanto okanye nkqu nelizwe elingenanto, sijikela umva kwinto esasiza kuyilahla kwimizila yokugqibela yoluntu edityaniswe nokusingqongileyo. Kwaye ke iyahamba. Uyazi kakuhle a UMathias enard elenze ukuba eli yelenqe libe ne-asidi kunye nokugxeka okugwenxa nekamva lempucuko yethu. Okanye mhlawumbi isampulu enomdla yento ebesiyiyo izolo kwaye namhlanje besingasayi kuba saphinda sibe yiyo.
Ukusebenza kwithisisi yakhe yobugqirha ngobomi kweli lizwe namhlanje, i I-ethnographer uDavid Mazon ushiye iParis ukuya kuhlala unyaka kwilali esemagqagaleni ijikelezwe ngamanxweme kunxweme olusentshona yeFrance.
Ngelixa oyisa ukungonwabi kwilizwe lasemaphandleni, uDavid unxibelelana nabantu balapha abanemibala abahamba rhoqo kwi-café-colmado ukuya kudliwanondlebe nabo. Bakhokelwa nguMartial, usodolophu igraigigigger, kunye nomgcini wesidlo semveli samalungu oMzalwana wamaGravediggers.
Kulesi sidlo somtshato apho iwayini kunye nezidlo ezimnandi zihamba kunye neentsomi, iingoma kunye neengxabano malunga nekamva lenkonzo yomngcwabo, uKufa kunomdla wokubanika iintsuku ezintathu zokuxolelana. Ukuphela konyaka, xa uMvuni oMdaka ebamba umntu, ivili loBomi lilahla umphefumlo wabo emhlabeni, kwixesha elizayo okanye elidlulileyo, njengesilwanyana okanye njengomntu, ukuze ivili liqhubeke nokujika .
Kule noveli intle kwaye inezinto ezininzi, ezidibanisa kakhulu umthamo woburharha kunye ne-erudition eyaziwayo yombhali, u-Mathias Enard ukhupha isidubedube sexesha elidlulileyo kunye nobuncwane bomthonyama wase-France ngenkulungwane yokugqibela yembali yayo, kodwa ngaphandle kokulahla uloyiko lwangoku kunye nethemba langomso apho umntu uhambelane nomhlaba.
Ungayithenga ngoku inoveli ethi “Itheko loNyaka loBuzalwana baMangcwaba”, nguMathias Enard, Apha:
Isahluko sokuqala, idayari ye-ethnologist, iyamangalisa. Umlinganiswa ongenalwazi nongenangqondo, sisahluko esizele buburharha. Emva koko, imbono itshintsha ngokubhekiselele kumbalisi owazi yonke into, isitayela siba nzima kwaye abalinganiswa balahlekelwa ngumdla, akuyimfuneko ukuba basicacisele ukuba kutheni kwaye yintoni i-ethnologist engazange ibone, okanye ubomi bookhokho. Kwimeko yam, ndandilangazelela kuphela idayari yentsimi yomphandi ongenasibindi ukuba abuyele kwindawo.
Amanqaku amnandi, Jul. Enkosi!