URaymond Thornton Chandler
Udlulise okwakhe ubuntwana nobusha eNgilandi lapho abuye asebenze khona njengentatheli. Usebenze ku- Impi Yezwe Yokuqala kwathi ekupheleni kwempi wabuyela e-United States wayozinza eCalifornia. Iqale ukubhala izindaba kwabadumile omagazini abashibhile ubulili obumnyama (okuthiwa uginindela) lapho eneminyaka engu-45.
Iphupho laphakade (1939) kwakungeyakhe inoveli yokuqala lapho ethula khona i-asidi, eyokujaha kodwa futhi enemizwa UPhilip Marlowe, obedlale kwezingu-7 kubona nezindaba ezi-2. Futhi ukusuka lapho wabopha ngamaketanga iziqu eziphumelele ngokulingana, eziningi zazo kuthathwe kumamuvi, okwabuye waba ngumlobi wesikrini ngawo-40.
Imisho nezingcezu
INkosikazi Yechibi
Iphupho laphakade
- Kwakungehora leshumi nanye ekuseni, maphakathi no-Okthoba. Ilanga belingakhanyi futhi ekucaceni kwamagquma bekucaca ukuthi lina. Ngangigqoke isudi yami emnyama eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngehembe elihlaza okwesibhakabhaka, uthayi neduku elimibalabala elivela ephaketheni, izicathulo ezimnyama namasokisi oboya wombala ofanayo osikwe ngombala omnyama oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Wayehlanzekile, ehlanzekile, eshefile, futhi eqoqiwe, futhi ngangingenandaba ukuthi uyakhombisa yini. Wayeyikho konke umphenyi wangasese okufanele abe yikho. Ngangizovakashela amadola ayizigidi ezine.
- Ngineminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu ubudala, ngaya eyunivesithi isikhashana futhi ngisakwazi ukukhuluma isiNgisi uma othile engicela, okungenzeki kaningi emsebenzini wami. Ngake ngasebenza njengomphenyi kaMnu. Wilde, uMmeli Wesifunda. Umphenyi wakho omkhulu, umuntu ogama lakhe linguBernie Ohls, ungishayele ucingo wathi ufuna ukungibona. Angikashadi ngoba angibathandi abesifazane besifazane.
Ukuvalelisa okude
- Ngibuke isiqeshana sesikhumba esiphaphathekile esivele phakathi kwesikhumba esishile samathanga akhe kanye nomugqa. Ngangimbuka ngokwenyama. Kwabe sekunyamalala emehlweni ami, kufihlwe ngophahla oluthambile. Ngemuva kwesikhashana ngimbone ehla njengomcibisholo enza okukodwa nohhafu. Ukuqhuma kuphakame ngokwanele ukufinyelela elangeni nokwenza uthingo oluningana luhle njengentombazane uqobo lwayo. Ngemuva kwalokho ubuyele ezitebhisini wakhumula ikepisi lakhe elimhlophe wanikina izinwele. Washaya isinqe sakhe ngasetafuleni elimhlophe wahlala eduze kukamgawuli ogqoke ibhulukwe likakotini elimhlophe wabhema izingilazi washisa wangabe esaba yilutho ngaphandle kukamgcini wedamu. Asondele kuye ambambathe ethangeni. Wavula umlomo ongangesigejana somlilo wahleka. Lokho kwaphela isithakazelo sami kuye. Angizange ngimuzwe ehleka, kepha igebe ebusweni bakhe lapho evula uziphu phezu kwamazinyo akhe lalinganele.
- Kunezindawo lapho amaphoyisa engazondwa khona, Khomishani. Kepha kulezo zindawo ubungeke ube yiphoyisa.
Bye unodoli
- Engutsheni enjalo, isihloko asizange sibonakale, kufana ne-tarantula ephaya ukhilimu.
Ukudlala
-Wena unguMarlowe, akunjalo?
-Yebo, ngicabanga kanjalo. "Ngihlole iwashi lami lesihlahla." Bekungamakhulu amathathu nantathu ekuseni, okungesona impela isikhathi sami esihle kakhulu.
-Ungaziphathi kahle nami, nsizwa.
"Ngiyaxolisa, Mnu. Umney, kodwa angimncane; Sengimdala, ngikhathele, futhi angikaze ngithole nethonsi lekhofi. Yini engingakusiza?