Ukusondela kwiminyaka yee-XNUMX, UJohn le Carré Usenayo i-fuse yokuqhubeka nokubonisa iinoveli zakhe zobuntlola. Kwaye inyani kukuba kwinkqubo efunekayo yokuziqhelanisa namaxesha anamhlanje, lo mbhali waseNgilani akaphulukani neota yelo qhinga lomlo obandayo njengeCold War.
Kungenxa yokuba inyani kukuba kanye loo nto yokuziva ubudlelwane phakathi komkhenkce phakathi kwamazwe aphikisanayo, kunye nemingcipheko yawo, iyasasazeka namhlanje phantsi kwengubo yentengiso yehlabathi kunye nomdla wayo we-sibylline.
Ukuba kwinoveli yakhe yangaphambili «Ilifa leentlola«, Le Carré wabonakala egcina loo ndawo yokudakumba ngenxa yesiqhelo sobugqwetha, kule noveli usifaka kweyona nto iphambili evela kwabanye babaphambili kunye nehuku lombhali eliqhelekileyo.
Iintlola, ewe. Okanye ubuncinci babasebenzi bobukrelekrele baseBritane abanemvakalelo yendalo yeendlalifa ngamanye amaxesha.
UNat, esemncinci kuwo nawuphi na umsebenzi kodwa sele ebuyile kwinkonzo yakhe yoluntu, ujongene nomsebenzi ongalindelekanga wokuququzelela iqela leentlola ezinze eLondon. Iinjongo yiRussia entsha ephantsi kolawulo lwe-espionage yayo efumana ubuso obunamandla ngakumbi ekuveliseni imisinga yezimvo ngenjongo yokuguqula imeko yezopolitiko zehlabathi.
Iqela elitsha likaNat libonakala lingakulungelanga ukusebenza kwempimpi yanamhlanje. Ngaphandle kukaFlorence, ongazinzanga kwaye onomdla wokutyhila nantoni na esuka eMoscow.
Ngendlela efanayo ukuba uLe Carré angonganyelwa kwiibhalansi zehlabathi elitsha, ke oko kube phantsi kobunzima bethungelwano, iindawo kunye neeseva, uNat ufumanisa kwiqabane lakhe elincinci lokudinwa kwelinye icala lomnatha we-badminton, uEd omncinci okhethekileyo.
Kungenxa yokuba u-Ed, ebusweni bakhe obunesithukuthezi, unalo ulutsha olungafunekiyo kodwa unakho ukubandakanyeka nakweyiphi na injongo ebandakanya ukutshintsha imeko jikelele yezinto, ezo zinto zinobungozi njenge-Brexit, okanye i-denialist, amathuba anomdla kunye ne-cynical populism.
UNat noEd, kunye noFlorence, baya kwenza elinye lala maqela makhulu athi, ngenxa yeemeko ezingalindelekanga, afezekise impumelelo enkulu ngaphaya kweenkonzo zobuntlola ngokwazo. Ukujongana, ewe, akukho ngozi zingaphantsi.
Ungayithenga ngoku inoveli ethi Indoda Ehloniphekileyo, incwadi entsha kaJohn le Carré, apha: