UBerta Isla, kaJavier Marías

Izimpikiswano zakamuva eceleni, iqiniso ukuthi UJavier Marias ungomunye walabo babhali abehlukene, okwazi ukukhipha i-chicha kunoma iyiphi indaba, anikeze izigcawu zansuku zonke ngesisindo esikhulu nokujula, kuyilapho icebo liqhubeka ngezinyawo ze-ballerina.
Mhlawumbe yingakho ingqondo yomdali onjengaye ishibilika ibheke kokungalungile kwezepolitiki ngaphandle kokulungiswa futhi ibheke ekungahloniphi (okungenani yileyondlela labo abalandela okulungile kwezepolitiki abakubona ngayo). Kepha njengoba uMichael Ende esho, "leyo enye indaba futhi kumele ixoxwe ngesinye isikhathi." Kuyaziwa vele ukuthi imibono ifana nezimbongolo, wonke umuntu unenye.

Mayelana nengqikithi yalokhu kungena, i- incwadi UBerta Isla isinikeza ngokwakhiwa kwempilo efanayo, yephrojekthi yomndeni ekhuliswe kusuka ebusheni iye ekuvuthweni (leso sigaba esibucayi lapho kungavela khona ukungabaza ngalokho okwenziwe kuze kube manje).

UBerta Isla ubelokhu elele noTomás Nevinsón iminyaka eminingi. Babelana ngempilo yabo yansuku zonke, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokusebenza kwabo okuphezulu kanye nokujwayelekile emisebenzini yabo yokungena emnyango. Impilo ejwayelekile yalaba balingisi ababili inikeza lezo zikhanya zobuwula zezinsuku ezinkulu nezithunzi zezikhathi ezimbi kakhulu, zigcwele emcabangweni wokukhanya kokuphikisana nemibono enjengokuhlala unomphela, inyunyana, ukuzinza kanye nokwejwayelekile. Yize imibono yesimo somshado eceleni, okuhambisa le ndaba ikakhulukazi yindima uTomás Nevinsón okufanele ayithathe ngaphandle kwendlu yakhe. UTomás uphoqelelwa ezimweni ezinzima impilo yakhe yangasese, aguqule umshado wakhe kwesinye isikhathi ube yingxenye yokungabikho ngisho nokunyamalala isikhathi eside.

Okwamanje, inqubo uTomás noBerta abangabelana ngayo ngokungaphezulu noma kancane, iya kude. Kuvela njalo izimbangela ezibonakala zifuna ukugxilwa kubo bonke ubuhlobo. Izikhathi ezidlulayo nezitholakele noma ukuvuswa okungenamqondo kokulangazelela kanye nezifiso zokuba wedwa. UBerta noTomás, abalingiswa abane-brushstroke njengabahamba ngezintambo sonke esiyibo, abazizwa bephephile ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke kepha besaba ukuhamba kwesikhathi okusifikelayo lapho sizihlola, futhi lokho kusimema ukuthi siqhubekele phambili entanjeni yaso ngenxanxathela nokwesaba okulingayo.

UBerta Isla, umlingiswa wesifazane ongikhumbuza uCándida (Umndeni ongaphelele, kaPepa Roma), uthatha indima lapho sonke singazibona sikhombisa khona. Kusukela ebusheni bakhe bokuqala kuze kube namuhla uboniswa ngezikhathi ezithile udoti lwesikhathi, lapho ebekwazi khona ukwenza lutho, lapho kungekho lutho olwenzekile, njengoba iminyaka idlulile futhi ukuguga kubonakala kukho konke okuzungezile it.

Iphunga elingathandeki lamathuba alahlekile, uhambo lomuntu siqu olungakaze lwenziwe, luhlala kuyo yonke imiphefumulo ebukeka ngefasitela lenqubo.

Manje usungagcina incwadi ethi Berta Isla, inoveli entsha kaJavier Marías, lapha: