Umbhali obhala ngomnye umbhali. Uncwadi olunolwazi. Umsebenzi woxwebhu olula ukuze kulungelwe UMichael Innes, owasishiya ngowe-1994.
Ukuqhula ecaleni, yintoni i ncwadi Bayeke oomatshini! usinika indibaniselwano enomdla yokuhlekisa kunye nenomdla. Umdibaniso onzima, awucingi? Uburharha obumnyama, obuneasidi yinto enayo, ihamba kakuhle nayo yonke into.
Umbhali ogama linguRichard Eliot uphila kamnandi ngenxa yeenoveli zakhe zomcuphi apho umlinganiswa ogama linguSigcawu, ulwaphulo-mthetho olunobunkunkqele apho zikhona, uvela engonzakalanga kumlo wokufika olungiselelwe yimikhosi yocwangco ukumbamba. Kuphela kuxa iSigcawu silawula ukuqondisa indlela yokuziphatha apho iya kuthi ivumelane namapolisa ukudityaniswa kwayo eluntwini, kunye nembuyekezo ekuvunyelwene ngayo.
Kodwa, ngaxa lithile, loo ntsomi inyathela kwinyani esondeleyo yombhali uRichard Eliot ukuphazamisa yonke into. Ngeyona modus operandi yeSigcawu, eyenza ukuba wonke umntu athandabuze malunga nokuxeliswa okanye ngokuthe ngqo ukutsiba okuvela kwiintsomi, umlinganiswa uya kwinyani yokubonisa kwisenzo ngasinye kuluntu olonakeleyo olujolise kwimbonakalo. Isigcawu sisaphuli-mthetho emva kwendlela esivelise esona sigqwesileyo kulaba bacinga ukuba bangaphezulu.
Imeko ngandlela thile i-surreal yenzeka malunga nale nye nye yokuphindaphindeka komlinganiswa oyintsomi. Ngawo wonke umzuzu abalinganiswa abangaqhelekanga babonakala bevusa umdlalo ohlekisayo kunye nobunzima kumfundi onwabele ukuhamba phakathi kwemfihlakalo kunye nobumenemene nolo luvo lulihlazo. Umsebenzi woncwadi oye waba yinto ehlekisayo rhoqo yokuziphatha ekucingelwa ukuba imiphefumlo emasikizi, amadoda amakhulu kunye nabafazi abahamba kwihlabathi, bafihla ukubalasela kwabo.
Ngoku ungathenga incwadi ethi Misa oomatshini!, inoveli enkulu kaMichael Innes, Apha: