Iminyaka engama-98 selokhu kwazalwa uPD James, omunye wabesifazane abakhulu bohlobo olumnyama.
PD James, Agasti 3, 1920 - Oxford, Novemba 27, 2014, umsunguli we umphenyi ongenakulibaleka u-Adam Dalgliesh bekungenye ye- ababhali besifazane bokuqala bohlobo olumnyama, ngemuva kokuthi u-Agatha Christie evule indlela enzima kuze kube yileso sikhathi evalwe abesifazane.
Ukukhathazeka ngoJane Austen, kusukela ngiseyingane ngangifuna ukuba umbhali, kodwa impilo yamyisa kwezinye izindlela.
PD UJames kwadingeka ayeke isikole eneminyaka engu-16 ukusebenza epulazini, washada esemncane kakhulu con umyeni wakhe, dokotela, yini uphethwe yischizophrenia ngemuva kokusebenza eMpini Yesibili Yomhlaba futhi waphoqeleka ukuba amnakekele, izingane zakhe ezimbili futhi asebenze ngaphandle.
“Emini, bekufanele sibeke imicamelo yethu ezindlebeni zokuvikela izingane uma kwenzeka kuqhuma ibhomu emafasiteleni. Ebusuku, imibhede yethu yayiswa emaphaseji, kude nengilazi endizayo, bese sihambisa izingane egumbini elingaphansi. Ngikhumbula ngilele lapho ebusuku ngikhala njengoba ngangicabanga ukuthi ngabe kunebhomu, ngangizomthola kanjani umntanami? Leyo kwakuyingxenye enkulu yempi kimi »yamemezela uPD James engxoxweni, ngempilo yakhe.
Ukuqala kwakhe njengomlobi:
Lapho kushona umyeni wakhe ngeminyaka engama-44, yena wathutha nezingane wayohlala nabasekhweni lakhe, wafunda, washintsha imisebenzi futhi llegó ukuba yisikhulu emisebenzini yezobunhloli yoMnyango Wezangaphakathi.
“Bengiziqhenya kakhulu ngokuthola lesi sikhundla. Imvamisa bebengafuni abantu abaphume isikole beneminyaka engu-16 futhi bambalwa kakhulu abesifazane abaphumelele. Kodwa nganginombolo yesithathu ezweni esivivinyweni, okwangimangaza kakhulu. Ngisenayo incwadi yokwamukelwa. Futhi kholwa noma ungakholwa, kuqale ngo 'Mnumzane Othandekayo', base beqa bathi 'Mnumzane' base bebhala u'Nkosikazi 'ngaphezulu.
Lapho izingane sezikhulile, wabathumela esikoleni okuhlalwa kuso, njengenjwayelo ezweni, futhi ogogo nomkhulu babo babebanakekela ngamaholide ukuze akwazi bhala. Yize ephumelele njengombhali, waqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe waze wathatha umhlalaphansi.
Ukushisekela izindaba zabaseshi nomsebenzi kaJane Austen, uPD James wabhala inguqulo yakhe emnyama ye-Pride and Prejudice: Ukufa kuza ePemberley.
"Bengifuna ukuhlanganisa izifiso zami ezimbili, ukubhala amanoveli abaseshi kanye nokufunda uJane Austen."
U-Adam Dalgliesh uzalwa, omunye wabaseshi abadume kakhulu bohlobo olumnyama.
Yize bekungewona amanoveli akhe kuphela, umphenyi odlala phambili oneminyaka eyishumi nane u-Adam Dalgliesh yibona abamenze waziwa emhlabeni wonke.
«Kusukela ekuqaleni bengifuna ukuthembeka. Engikucabangayo okokuqala ngukuthi abaphenyi be-amateur abanazo izinsiza zokuphenya ngokubulala, imayini kumele ibe yichwepheshe. Kwakungeke kube ngowesifazane ngoba babengekho abaseshi besifazane ngaleso sikhathi. Ngisanda kuveza uhlobo lweqhawe engingathanda ukufunda ngalo: onesibindi kodwa onganaki, onozwela kodwa ongenalo uthando, ”kusho uPD James lapho ebuzwa ukuthi wamdala kanjani u-Adam Dalgliesh.
Amanoveli athengiswa kakhulu ochungechungeni abekhona Mortise nge-nightingale (1971), Ukufa kwe-coroner (1977)
Impilo Nezimangaliso zika-Adam Dalgliesh
U-Adam Dalgliesh wazalelwa futhi wakhulela eNorfolk, indodana yomphathi omncane wesifunda. Isihlobo sakhe esiphila yedwa ngubabekazi wakhe uJane ahlala nobudlelwano obuhle kakhulu naye, kuthi lapho efa, amnikeze isigayo esisogwini lwaseNorfolk. UDalgliesh ungumfelokazi: ulahlekelwe ngumkakhe ngesikhathi ebeletha indodana yakhe, futhi kusukela lapho ukwenqabile ukuzibophezela komunye wesifazane. Abaningi badlula empilweni yakhe, kepha akavumi ukuthatha esinye isinyathelo aze ahlangane noProfesa Emma Lavenham, ekugcineni acela ukumshada. Umshado ugujwa kwelinye lamanoveli wakamuva, Isiguli Esizimele, esashicilelwa ngo-2008.
Umngani wakhe omkhulu, uConrad Ackroyd, uyilungu leCadaver Club, ikilabhu elizimele labathanda ubugebengu.
UDalgliesh uqala uchungechunge njengomhloli eMetropolitan Police Service yaseScotland Yard eLondon lapho eba ngumkhuzi ngemuva kokusebenza ngempumelelo.
UDalgliesh ungumuntu onengqondo, obandayo othanda ubumfihlo bakhe. Uyimbongi, futhi ushicilele izincwadi eziningi ezinezinkondlo zakhe, ezimenza into yosaziwayo emzimbeni. Uhlala efulethini eliseMfuleni iThames eDolobheni laseLondon futhi ushayela, kuqala iCooper Bristol ekugcineni iJaguar. Incazelo yakhe iwukuhlonipha uMnu uDarcy okhangayo, umlingiswa wesilisa wenoveli ayithandayo, Ukuziqhenya NokubandlululanguJane Austen, umbhali oyingqophamlando wePD. UJames.
U-Adam Dalgliesh, omunye wabaseshi abadume kakhulu bohlobo olumnyama.
Ngaphandle kweDalgliesh:
Ngaphezu kwamanoveli amabili alingisa umseshi ICordelia mpunga, PD James wabhala izindaba ngaphandle kohlobo olusha lwengoma.
Inoveli yakhe Izingane Zabantu (1992), eyokuqala okungeyona eyezinhlobo zemvelo entsha, iyinoveli yesikhathi esizayo esethwe emhlabeni ongenazo izingane. Iqiniso ngukuthi wayengekho ukwamukelwa okuhle emphakathini, ejwayele izindaba zakhe zabaseshi, kepha ngo-2006, ukuzivumelanisa kwakhe nefilimu, Izingane zabantu, uthole iziphakamiso ezimbili zika-Oscar.