Esikhaleni esisodwa, esiguquguqukayo nesishintshayo senkathi yezimpi eYurophu, ababhali kanye nesisindo salo mzuzu badlula emakhasini abo ukuzisola komuntu siqu, ukungaboni ngaso linye kwezepolitiki kanye nezithombe zezenhlalo ezikhubazekile.
Kubonakala sengathi yibona kuphela, abadali kanye nabadwebi ababengazi ukuthi bahlala endaweni yokungabi nathemba lapho izikhali zazishiywe kuphela endaweni yokugcina ukuze zisetshenziswe eduze.
UMalcolm Lowry Wayengumbhali, omunye walabo abahamba phakathi kwethunzi lesikhathi esidlule esimnyama seMpi Yezwe Yokuqala kanye nezinkungu zezombangazwe ezintsha ezamemezela ukufika kwesifanekiso sokuzamazama komhlaba okusha. Imicabango yalo mbhali iyathakazelisa ngokwedlulele kubantu nasemphakathini. Ipeni lika-Lowry lisilethela indaba yangalezo zinsuku, exoxwa ngobuhle obushaqisayo bempilo njengento ehlukile, yokusinda njengomsinga ogubuzele yonke eminye imibono.
Inoveli ethokozisayo nejulile ehunyushwe ngesiSpanishi okokuqala ngqa. Ithuba elihle lokuzwa leli zwi elithokozisayo lakudala elinanelo yendawo yonke. Ngaphandle komsebenzi wakhe owaziwa kakhulu Ngaphansi Kwentabamlilo, le noveli igcina lelo phuzu le-autobiographical yombhali ocwile emaqinisweni anegazi kanye namademoni akhe athile.
Esimweni esingokomlando esifana nalesi ahlala kuso, umbhali udatshulwe phakathi kwesisekelo somcabango wakhe kanye nokulingana okunzima emibonweni yezombangazwe okubonakala kuvela ngesifiso esibhubhisayo, ngenhloso yokugcina yokubeka, emhlabeni ongaphansi ukukhukhuleka emoyeni ojulile wokuphikiswana kwabantu.
Ungathenga incwadi Eqonde olwandle olumhlophe, inoveli enkulu kaMalcolm Lowry, nansi: