Ibhaso lePulitzer loLuncwadi linomkhwa ophilileyo wokuqaphela imisebenzi ngokomgaqo ngaphandle kweemfuno zorhwebo zangaphambili. Kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo yindlela abaphela ngayo befumanisa imisebenzi emikhulu ngaphezu kwamagama amakhulu. Kwimbali yamabhaso ngeli bhaso likhulu, sifumana imisebenzi yababhali abangabhalanga ngaphambi nasemva kwaloo noveli okanye isincoko, nantoni na enikezelwayo nangaliphi na ixesha. Akukho nto yakwenza namanye amabhaso asebenza njengenkxaso yesizathu sorhwebo (kwaye andikhankanyi amagama...)
Ingongoma kukuba ngo-2018 okhethiweyo waba UAndrew Sean Greer Kumthwalo wakhe woncwadi kufunyaniswa ukuba ukuzinikela kuncwadi njengesixhobo esikhoyo esizaliswe ngumbhalo ogcwele amazwi, kunye neprozi yomculo. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo isishwankathelo, ulungelelwaniso olubhekiselele kulwimi olungabuchasanga phantse ubugocigoci bentanda-bulumko yeploti kodwa luqulunqwe ngobulula kunye namandla odibaniso lwesichazi-magama oluncomekayo ukuzama ukufikelela nawuphi na umfundi.
Kancinci siphengulula kulwakhiwo lwengqondo kunye nolubalulekileyo loyilo ongakhange afezekise uzuko olunqwenelekayo kwiimbono zakhe kunye ne-manifestos. U-Arthur Less nguloo mbhali onevumba lomntu olahlekileyo, kuphela ngaphandle kwempumelelo apho azama ukugcwalisa ubuze kunye ne-melancholy yababalisi abakhulu.
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Udlulileyo kwiminyaka ephakathi apho umbhali uvakalelwa kukuba kufuneka sele efikelele kwinqanaba eliphezulu lokuqatshelwa, u-Arthur ujongene nexesha elidlulileyo ngendlela yesimemo somtshato. Xa u ex ekubhalela ukuba umkhaphe kwelo nyathelo libalulekileyo, kusenokubakho inxalenye yolangazelelo okanye inkcaso, yethemba lokuba umntu uya kuphakamisa isandla xa igosa libuza ukuba kukho umntu oza kunikela intetho okanye, ngokulula, ukungafuni okokugqibela. .
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Kodwa amazwi kaGreer anamandla endiwakhankanye ngaphambili ayakwazi ukuvusa ihuku. Ekugqibeleni, umbono wokukhangela ulonwabo uyoyisa ngaphezu kwakho konke. Izixeko ezahlukeneyo, iinkumbulo ezingacacanga, uthando olufika luhamba, luhlala luncamisana, njengokuvalelisa...
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Ngoku ungathenga inoveli ethi Ngaphantsi, iBhaso lePulitzer lika-2018 loncwadi, nguAndrew Sean Greer, Apha: