Njalo lapho sicabanga lowo muzwa we i-dystopian esondela phezu kwethu Njengesibhakabhaka esimhlophe, esinobuthi inganekwane yesayensi wenze ubuqiniso obungaphusile ethemini ebonwa njengenganqunyelwe njengoba kuyiqiniso.
Ngokunaka ukungakwazi kwethu ukunyathela amabhuleki ekuziphendukeleni kwabathengi okungalawuleki (okuqinisekisiwe lapho bevalelwe ngenkani yilolu bhubhane, lapho kutholakala khona imikhakha ephukile yomhlaba wethu encike ekuhwebeni okuphelele), lokho okushiwo nguMaja Lunde kule noveli kungenye futhi inketho ku-inertia yokuzibhubhisa kwale planethi.
Inoveli eveza ngemiphumela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Ku-2019, uSigne, isishoshovu esineminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa ubudala, uqala uhambo oluyingozi lokuwela lonke ulwandle ngesikebhe. Unomsebenzi oyingqayizivele futhi odla konke: ukuthola uMagnus, isithandwa sakhe sakudala, odiliza izinguzunga zeqhwa zendawo ukuthengisa iqhwa eSaudi Arabia njengento yokunethezeka.
Ngo-2041, uDavid ubaleka nendodakazi yakhe encane, uLou, evela eningizimu yeYurophu ecekelwe phansi yimpi nesomiso. Bahlukaniswe nomndeni wabo wonke futhi basemkhankasweni wokufuna ukuhlangana futhi lapho bethola umkhumbi kaSigne oshiywe engadini esomile eFrance, ebangeni elingamakhilomitha ukusuka ogwini oluseduze.
Lapho uDavid noLou bethola imiphumela yomuntu ohambweni lukaSigne, uhambo lwabo lokusinda luhlangana nolukaSigne ukweluka indaba ekhuthazayo nehambayo ngamandla emvelo nomoya womuntu.
Manje usungathenga i- "La novela del agua", kaMaja Lunde, lapha: