Kunababhali abeqa uhlobo abalethwa kulo kunoveli ngayinye entsha. Kuyindaba ye Oates Futhi kwenzeka ngaleli phakethe logqozi oludabukisayo kodwa lokho kusikisela indlela ephelele yokufinyelela ekugcineni ekufeni, emizamweni yokuxhumana ngokomoya nalabo ababenezikhala ezabelana ngandlela thize, kuphela ukuthi ngaphambi kwethu ...
Efa likaMaude Donegal, uClare, owatholwa lapho eneminyaka emibili nje kuphela ubudala, kungazelelwe uthola ucingo lumazisa ukuthi uthole indawo esogwini olumangelengele lwaseMaine. Ummeli ongaqondakali kuvela ukuthi ungugogo wakhe ozala uyise, ayengakaze ezwe ngaye ngaphambilini. Kepha maduze nje, okulindelwe uClare lapho efika edolobheni elincane laseCardiff kuzomenza afise sengathi ngabe akakaze aluphendule ucingo ...
Indodana esindile nguStefan, owakwazi ukuzisindisa ngesikhathi unina, imbongi edumile, ebulala udadewabo ngaphambi kokuzibulala. Eminyakeni eminingi ngemva kwale nhlekelele, lapho uyise eshada futhi, kwaqala iphupho elibi kunkosikazi osemusha: amazwi emoyeni, umthombo kanye nozibuthe oyimpumputhe futhi ongaqondakali endaweni efanayo lapho izimpilo ezimbili zacinywa khona ...
Emanovelini amabili amafushane afakwe kulo mqulu, u-Joyce Carol Oates, omunye wezibalo ezinhle kakhulu zezinhlamvu zaseMelika zangaleso sikhathi, ukhokha kahle kakhulu ohlotsheni lwesiGothic ngamakhono alo amangalisayo okusebenzisa izinhlobo namathoni wokubhala ahluke kakhulu. I-prose yakhe enembayo, eyenza noma yiliphi igama libonakale liwujuqu ngomphumela wendaba, lihlale lisishiya nezinsolo eziphazamisayo zokuthi okwenzekayo ngempela akuyona indlela esikubona ngayo. Futhi yilelo qili kanye nokwesaba okusicupha ngokungenathemba.
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