Umbhali UMikel Santiago uthatha isantya sokungakhathali sokupapashwa kwabayili abakhulu beenoveli zolwaphulo-mthetho okanye iziyolo ezilawula kwizikhundla eziphezulu nakweyiphi na ivenkile yeencwadi, ukusuka UJoel dicker phezulu Dolores Redondo, ukukhankanya imizekelo emibini ebalaseleyo.
Enye into isitayile apho uMikel Santiago azuza khona isithuba sakhe kwezi ntlobo zangaphakathi zidibanisa icala elimnyama lomphefumlo. Kuthiwani ngoMikel luxinzelelo lwebali oludluliselwe kuxinzelelo lwengqondo oluthi lubambe kwaye lubambe umfundi, engakwazi ukususa amehlo akhe kwiziganeko ezifuna ukusonjululwa kunye nokwazisa ukuphazamiseka nokujika okuphazamisayo.
Umbuzo, malunga neli nqanaba lokupapashwa eliboniswe ekuqaleni, kukuba khange kudlule nonyaka oko laphumayo. Ihlobo likaTom Harvey elingaqhelekanga kwaye singayonwabela inoveli yakhe entsha: Isiqithi samazwi okugqibela.
Yonke inoveli eyimfihlakalo, inoveli eyonwabisayo okanye inoveli yolwaphulo-mthetho lwengqondo kufuneka icebise ngesihloko. Inyani yile yokuba lo mbhali uchanekile nakweli bango lokuqala. Ngamaxesha onke izihloko eziphazamisayo, ezinje ngenoveli yakhe entsha endiyizisa kule ndawo namhlanje, kwaye zidibene ziphela ngokuqamba umnxeba ebumnyameni, kwisindululo esingenakuphikwa somntu okhohlakeleyo. Ukusuka Ngobusuku bokugqibela eTremore Beach y Indlela embi phezulu Isiqithi samazwi okugqibela... Ukukhumbula intshabalalo, ukuvaleliswa okunyanzelekileyo, ukuhlala emaphethelweni kunye neziganeko ezenzekileyo ngokubhekisele kwintlekele.
Amava aKho ahlala eyisiqalo esihle sokunikela ukuthembeka ngokupheleleyo kwingxelo. UMikel Santiago uyazi iindawo zokuqala ezithandekayo eIreland okanye eScotland kwaye nantsi indlela afezekisa ngayo umoya kunye nezixhobo zazo zonke iintlobo zezinye iziza zakhe.
Ke, ukumiselwa kwebali kweso siqithi samazwi okugqibela kusikhokelela kweyona ndawo ikude yobukumkani obudala base-Bhritane, isiqithi sokugqibela kufutshane ne-Saint Kilda, indawo yolondolozo lwendalo apho intsalela yokhenketho kunye nabalobi bokugqibela bahlala khona ukuthula kuthe saa kuphela kukudumba koLwandle lwaseMantla.
Ngale mvakalelo yokungaqheleki sinikwa ziindawo ezivulekileyo kodwa kude nakowuphi na umqondiso wempucuko, sabaleka saya eCarmen, umqeshwa wehotele, umlinganiswa oxhonyiweyo ukusuka kwindawo yakhe ukuya kwezo ndawo zikude. Kunye naye, abalobi abambalwa abayiqondayo loo ndawo yomhlaba njengendawo yabo yokugqibela emhlabeni bajongana nesaqhwithi esikhokelele ekugxothweni kwesi siqithi.
Kwaye apho, bonke bazinikezela kwisaqhwithi esikhulu, uCarmen kunye nabanye abemi baya kujongana nokufumanisa okuza kuguqula ubomi babo ngaphezulu kwesona saqhwithi sikhulu besinokukwenza.
Ngoku ungathenga inoveli Isiqithi saMazwi okuGqibela, incwadi entsha kaMikel Santiago, apha: