Izaba, ukuzivikela, ukukhohlisa, ukugula ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu. Amanga ayindawo eyinqaba yokuhlalisana komuntu, kucatshangelwa imvelo yethu ephikisanayo.
Futhi amanga nawo angafaniswa nokufihla okulungiselelwe kakhulu. Inkinga embi lapho sekubalulekile ukufihla iqiniso ngokusinda kokwakhiwa komhlaba wethu.
Kuningi okulotshwe ngokuqamba amanga. Ngoba kuzalwa ngaye uzungu, izimfihlo ezimbi kakhulu, ngisho nobugebengu. Ngakho-ke uzibuthe womfundi maqondana nalolu hlobo lokuphikisana.
Ngakho-ke siqala ngokusho i-bicha esihlokweni sale noveli kaMikel Santiago, ukumithisa umlingiswa ophambili onesici kwenza ingqikithi yobukhona bakhe. Kulesi simo kuphela amanga amukela amafolda athakazelisayo kuleli cala, ukuphindeka kabili kwale noveli kunezela i-amnesia eqondisayo yokwenza konke kungabi lula futhi kusilungiselele ukukhipha ukungezwani okungaka okuhlangana ekhasini ngalinye.
Kusuka UShari Lapena up UFederico Axat sidlula kwabanye ababhali abaningi, bonke badonsa i-amnesia ukuze basinikeze lokho kudlala kokukhanya nesithunzi okusolisa abafundi abakuthokozela kakhulu.
Kepha ukubuyela ku "Umqambimanga" ... yini azositshela yona ngamanga akhe amakhulu? Ngoba ngokunengqondo amanga ayisisekelo sokungabaza, kwesithabazi lapho sihamba onqenqemeni lokusola leyo nkohliso enkulu mayelana nokulahla ikhethini.
UMikel Santiago wephula imingcele yobucayi bengqondo ngendaba ehlola imingcele entekenteke phakathi kwememori ne-amnesia, iqiniso namanga.
Esigamekweni sokuqala, umlingiswa ophambili uvuka efektri eshiywe eceleni kwesidumbu sendoda engaziwa netshe elinemikhondo yegazi. Lapho ebaleka, unquma ukuzama ukuhlanganisa amaqiniso uqobo. Kodwa-ke, unenkinga: akakhumbuli nakancane noma yini eyenzekile emahoreni angamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili edlule. Futhi okuncane akwaziyo kungcono angatsheli muntu.
Lokhu kuqala kanjena Thriller lokho kusiyisa edolobheni elisogwini eZweni laseBasque, phakathi kwemigwaqo emazombezombe onqenqemeni lwamawa nezindlu ezinezindonga eziqhephuke ngobusuku obunesiphepho: umphakathi omncane lapho, ngokusobala nje, kungekho noyedwa onezimfihlo kunoma ngubani.
Manje usungathenga inoveli "Umqambimanga", kaMikel Santiago, lapha: