Kanjani Sabina,"ayikho i-nostalgia edlula ukulangazelela okungakaze kwenzeke, okwake kwenzeka." Ngemuva kwekhethini leqiniso, izinganekwane zakha lolo hlobo lwe-nostalgic epic ekhulisa amaqiniso noma ewenza abengavamile. Ekugcineni kukhona inhlanganisela yazo zombili izinhlangothi zamaqiniso. Izincwadi zikaCristina ziphethe kuleli cala lokugcwalisa yonke into ngaleyo nzwa yokugcina yemilingo yalokho okuye kwaphila kwezinye izikhumba ukuze ezwe ukuthi konke kuyiqiniso, kuyiqiniso elidabukisayo.
Isalukazi uLucha sizobulawa umyeni waso ngaphambi kokumangala komzukulu waso. Umsuka we-rancor owanqwabelana emashumini eminyaka uhlehlela emuva ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari 2, 1921. ULucha osemusha waphila phakathi nokuphahlazeka komkhumbi. USanta Isabel emlonyeni womfula i-Arousa, maqondana nesiqhingi saseSálvora. Ngesikhathi abesilisa bebungaza ukufika konyaka omusha, abesifazane babhekane bodwa nokuhlengwa kwabaphosiwe ngokuziphonsa olwandle ngezigqoko zabo.
Babebhekwa njengamaqhawekazi, kodwa amahemuhemu ayezwakala futhi mayelana nokuziphatha okungajwayelekile, lapho ukuhaha nokuphanga kwakuhlala ndawonye. Ngalobo busuku uLucha waya ogwini egqoke njengomakoti: wahudula izinwele zakhe ezinde, futhi wavumela ukudideka kumhole phambi kwe-castaway enqunu kodwa egqoke isigqoko esiphezulu. Kwakungubani? Umculi wamaNgisi noma usathane osenyameni? Kungani uLucha agcina enqunu njengaye? Okwenzeka ngalolo suku kuzophawula impilo yakhe, eyendodakazi yakhe kanye neyomzukulu wakhe.
Inhlanganisela yeqiniso elingokomlando lokusabela okukhulu osukwini lwayo, nenganekwane iyakuvumela UCristina Sanchez-Andrade thatha uhambo oluyingqayizivele ezizukulwaneni ezintathu zabesifazane abavela emphakathini omncane odobayo ogcwele abalingiswa abakhumbulekayo (njenge-hippie engaqondakali u-Stardust, noma uJesusa ohlakaniphile).
Nakulokhu, umbhali uxuba ngobungcweti ubuqiniso obungahluzeki kakhulu ne-surreal delirium, ebiza amaphunga anembile entokozo enkulu. ke, ukuba ngokoqobo komlingo kwe-Cunqueiro kanye ne-grotesque of IValle-Inclán. Umphumela uba inoveli ethakazelisayo: ukucabanga ngenkumbulo ehlanganisa izimfihlo nomhawu, icala elihlangene nesifiso sowesifazane; inselele kumfundi, ebhalwe ngekhono lobuchwepheshe kanye nephrozi eyingqayizivele, ekwazi ukudala umdlalo wokulutha ongapheli kuze kube yikhasi lokugcina.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi "The nostalgia of the amphibian woman", kaCristina Sánchez Andrade, lapha:
