Khuluma ngalabo babhali abaphambili kanye nabanduleli bohlobo olumnyama lwakamuva olungashi njengoba babenjalo UDashiell Hammett, UJames M. Cain o Raymond Chandler futhi ususe UJim Thompson, akuyona irisidi. Okungenani laba abane babehlala emakhasini akhazimula kunayo yonke yalolu hlobo kuze kube sekupheleni kweminyaka yama-50 nawo-60.
Ngakho-ke namhlanje ngiletha lapha umbhali omkhulu wesine (futhi osezingeni elifanayo) wohlobo lwabaseshi "abampunga", owaqala ukubeka izisekelo zenoveli emnyama kunazo zonke ezicini zayo ezingavinjelwe kakhulu manje ezikhomba ebudloveni nasekungcwabeni umkhathizwe kusuka kokubi kudluliselwe kwinganekwane.
Icala likaJim Thompson elombhali ongenacala, unentshisekelo kusukela ezindabeni zakhe zokuqala ngemicimbi kanye nabaphansi. Kusukela ebuntwaneni bakhe, uJim omncane wayephila ebunzimeni obuhlukahlukene bezomnotho nobaba owayethanda ngokulingana ezombusazwe nemali elula, ngisho esebenza njengoSheriff.
Ngakho-ke uJim wayengeyona ingane ethambekele ezifundweni. Kodwa-ke, uthando lwakhe lokufunda namakhono akhe okubhala maduze abonakalisiwe kumsizile ukuthi athole imisebenzi yokuqala kwabezindaba ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho eshicilela ezinye izindaba namaphoyisa.
Ngesikhathi sobusha bakhe nasekuqaleni kweminyaka engamashumi amane, uJim Thompson wahlanganisa imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yazo zonke izinhlobo ngenkathi ebheka ukuphuza utshwala kanye nemidlalo ethile emakethe emnyama yotshwala eyagcina imbangela izinkinga ezingaphezu kweyodwa.
Enomkakhe nezingane ezintathu, futhi aze afike eminyakeni yama-40s, uJim uya eNew York lapho ekugcineni ebhala khona inoveli yakhe yokuqala, ngaphezu kwezindaba eziningi zangaphambilini abethola ngazo imali engenayo yokusiza.
Ukuzinikela kwakhe okukhulu kunoveli akuzange kubeke eceleni izinkinga zakhe ngotshwala nezinye iziqephu eziphikisanayo futhi kwezepolitiki futhi ngenxa yenhlekelele yomndeni ngokuzibulala kukayise.
Ngalesi sikhwama esibalulekile, kungaqondakala ukuthi amanoveli asefikile kusukela ngaleso sikhathi avelele leyo halo yenoveli ebulalayo yobubi, yabaphansi engaphansi kokwehlulwa, ukusinda, inzondo nenkohlakalo. I-portrait eyiqiniso yasedolobhaneni enwetshwe kunoma iyiphi indawo yomphakathi, enezibopho ezijwayelekile ezixhumanisa amandla nezwe elingaphansi, lapho impilo iyindaba yemali nemali kumane nje kuyindaba yesifiso namandla ngokweqile.
Mhlawumbe amanye amacala azoxazululwa, kepha isixazululo kumanoveli kaJim Thompson ngaso sonke isikhathi sishiya ukunambitheka okumuncu, njenge-half-justice noma ukumane uziphindiselele njengowukuphela kohlelo lobulungiswa.
Amanoveli aphezulu we-3 aphezulu kaJim Thompson
Imiphefumulo engama-1280
Le noveli igcwele kulowo mqondo wezikhala ezinkulu ezivulekile, zezindawo ezizolile, njengasekuzameni kokuthula okuvula isivunguvungu esikumema ukuthi uqhubeke ufunde. Ukubonakala kwe- UNick Corey, uSheriff wePotts County kwandisa lowo mbono wokuqala wokuzola.
Kuze kube yilapho siqala ukubona ukuthi imishini yohlobo yokuhlala ingumthetho kanjani phambi kwabahlali bomuzi abangu-1.280. UNick ukholelwa ukuthi nguye kuphela ongaqhubeka nokugcina ukuhleleka okudingekayo nokuthi noma yikuphi ukusikisela kugcine sekuba yinselelo. Kuze kube yilapho uNick ethatha isinqumo sokuthatha izinto ezandleni zakhe futhi enze ngasese ukuziqinisa emsebenzini wakhe.
Uma kukhulunywa ngokukhetha uSheriff, uNick Corey uyazi ukuthi kufanele abhekane nokuvukelwa kombuso ukuze wonke umuntu aphinde amethembe. Isimo esiphikisanayo sikaSheriff sikhomba isingathekiso sikayise wombhali uqobo.
Futhi iqiniso ukuthi lesi sici sokuphila komuntu sicabanga iphuzu elicacile, elingathandeki, nelingahambisani neliyogcina liguqulelwe kunoveli yobungcweti.
Umbulali ngaphakathi kimi
Uma uthanda imiphefumulo engu-1280, le noveli ebhalwe eminyakeni eminingi eyedlule nayo isethwe ezimeni ezifanayo. Kungenzeka futhi ukuthi iyinoveli ehlonipha ubaba wakhe, uSheriff ngesandla esinzima somthetho wakhe kanye nesandla esithambile sazo zonke izindlela zomthetho ezingase zizuzise yena. Saya eCentral City, eTexas.
Lowo ophethe ukwenza lo mthetho nguLou Ford, isheriff ebukeka iyisidala, ubekwe icala lokuphoqelela ukuzithiba kwakhe ngenhloso enkulu yomthetho. NguLou Ford kuphela ohlala necala lakhe lakudala, ukuzikhumbuza okubulala okwamholela ekubulaleni eminyakeni eminingi eyedlule.
Kungenzeka ukuthi uLou waqubuka, noma mhlawumbe kwakuyi-latency psychopathy ebonakala sengathi ifuna ukuphinda ingene kulwazi lukaLou. Isilo singabanjwa ngasikhashana, kepha ekugcineni siphumelela okunye.
Kusukela esikhundleni sakhe njengommeleli womthetho, isilo sakhe sangaphakathi sizothola izaba zokusebenzisa ubulungiswa obufingqiwe komakhelwane bakhe abaningi ... Futhi kubonakala sengathi akukho okungamvimba.
Ndodana yolaka
Inoveli yakamuva ebhalwe nguJim Thompson ivalelisa ngomnyango wangaphambili. Ake sibheke ... Angifuni ukusho ukuthi inoveli yakhe enhle kunazo zonke, kepha isihluku, ukwephula umthetho, udlame olungavunyelwe kanye nalelo phuzu lokuhlukumezeka kwengqondo njengesisekelo sobubi ingxabano yokuvalelisa njenge-toast yokungajabuli ngokuphelele.
U-Allen ungumfana omnyama owathathwa ngowesifazane omhlophe owayengakaze afune ukuba ngumama kepha kunalokho athole umuntu ongenakuzisiza athululele inzondo yakhe kuye.
Futhi-ke, u-Allen, lapho esindile njengomuntu omdala ngaphansi kokubusa kukanina, uba yisilo esingenazo izihlungi, umbulali ononya ngokweqile, umuntu ongenandawo yokuziphatha emphefumulweni wakhe efihlwe ngokuphelele ngumhlaba ononya.
Indaba enzima engathandwa njalo kodwa ekugcineni eheha abalandeli abakhulu balolo hlobo nalabo abazimisele ngalo mbhali.
