Edonsela kuleyo nkululeko yokudala abehlala eyikhombisa U-Eduardo Mendoza, isaga livulwe ngenoveli yangaphambilini ethi «Inkosi iyamukela»Uthola umfanekiso omusha kulesi sitolimende ozungeze i-quixotic Rufo Batalla namandla akhe kazibuthe angenakunqotshwa ukwenza izigemegeme ezinkulu.
Futhi futhi lolu daba lusebenzela ukunikeza ukubuyekeza okuthokozisayo kwezinsuku ezithile ezimnyama aziguqula zisuka ohambweni lobuhlanya ngokusebenzisa ama-intrahistori ahambisana nokuziphendukela kwemvelo.
Ngoba uRufo Batalla uzocwiliswa ohambweni oluhlongozelwe nguMntwana uTukuulo oluya eLivonia, elinye lalawo mazwe adliwe ngumlando phakathi kokunqotshwa, ukulahlekelwa kanye nemizabalazo esasebenza ngekhulu lamashumi amabili, ikakhulukazi eYurophu eyayenziwe kabusha kusukela lapho Impi Yezwe II phakathi kwemidlalo yokudlala eyimpi ebandayo engapheli.
URufo ungumfana othobelayo nganoma yisiphi isizathu esilahlekile esivela kuleyo inertia engalawuleki esivele siyithola, igcina imhambisa njengemoto iye kokutholakele okusha.
ILivonia ibonwa njengendawo yokugcina kodwa igcina ngokuba yigoli nje lokundiza. Mhlawumbe into engcono kakhulu bekungaba ukubuyela eBarcelona, njengoba uRufo ayehlelile, elangazelela ukuvulwa okwengezwe ukufa okuseduze kukaFranco.
Kodwa ukukhathazeka kwalo mlingiswa kuyaziswa njalo. Ngoba uma singavumi ukunikela emibonweni engasile kaTukuulo besingeke sazi ngalelo zwe eligcwele ukuphikisana okuyisisekelo sokubonakala kweqiniso elijabulisa ngokwengeziwe noma ngabe kutholakala izindlela ezibalulekile zokuzihambisa.
Ukufunda amanoveli omlando sifunda ngamasethingi, izindaba ezihamba phambili ngokufana nesikhulu sempucuko yosuku. Sizilahlekele ngezindaba ezinjengalezo ezihlongozwe ngu-Eduardo Mendoza, sigcina ngokuthola izisekelo ezintsha, izisekelo phakathi kokungenangqondo nokwedlulele, izilinganiso zemilingo ezakha ukuqonda okusha okulayishwe yilokho ukuzithoba komlingo okwazi ukugcwalisa konke, ngisho nokungaqondakali.
Manje usungathenga incwadi «Ibhizinisi le-yin ne-yang», incwadi entsha ka-Eduardo Mendoza, lapha: