Santiago Mazarro. Ingxoxo nombhali weThe Fort of Florida

Santiago Mazarro inephrofayili eguquguqukayo kakhulu ngoba es umlobi, umbhali wesikrini y umqondisi wamafilimu, ngoba waphothula iziqu ezimbili zeJournalism kanye ne-Audiovisual Communication. Ngo-2019 wakhipha inoveli yakhe yokuqala, Izindlela zasendle, ingqophamlando ye ezokufika elingisa ingqalabutho yasentshonalanga uManuel Lisa futhi anqobe ngayo i-Hislibris Award emkhakheni we Umbhali omusha ongcono kakhulu, kanye nophumelele kumncintiswano we-Úbeda International Historical Novel Contest. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva washicilela incwadi yakhe yesibili enesihloko esithi Fort Florida, inganekwane yomlando mayelana nenqaba yokuqala yabamnyama bamahhala emhlabathini waseNyakatho Melika. Kulokhu ingxoxo Usitshela ngaye nezinye izihloko ezivela emsebenzini wakhe. Ngibonga kakhulu ngesikhathi sakho nomusa.

Santiago Mazarro - Ingxoxo

• ACTUALIDAD LITERATURA: Inoveli yakho yakamuva eshicilelwe inesihloko esithi The Fort of Florida. Usitshelani kuyo futhi umqondo uvelaphi?

SANTIAGO MAZARRO: Inqaba yaseFlorida ayikho enye ngaphandle Fort Mose, the ukuhlaliswa kokuqala kwabamnyama abakhululekile endaweni manje eyi-United States evela eMelika. Ngithanda kakhulu iziqephu emlandweni okungekho muntu oke wazibona ngaphambili, futhi lesi bekungesinye. Kwenzekeni lapho 1740, ngesikhathi iBrithani ihlasela indawo yaseSpain yaseLa Florida, yayifaneleka ukuba iqanjwe njengenganekwane.

• AL: Ungabuyela kuleyo ncwadi yokuqala oyifundile? Nendaba yokuqala oyibhalile?

I-SM: I-Astérix. Amahlaya e-Asterix, ngaphandle kokungabaza. Ngazifunda ngokulandelana, ngaphandle kokuyeka. Futhi into yokuqala engiyibhalile kufanele ibe kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Iminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye noma eyishumi ubudala. A umbhali wemisebenzi yezandlal, okushiwoyo. 

• AL: Umbhali oyinhloko? Ungakhetha ngaphezu kweyodwa nakuzo zonke izinkathi. 

SM: Umbhali engimkhonze kakhulu—futhi sekuphele iminyaka— Miguel Delibes placeholder image. UmhlubukiIkakhulukazi, iyinoveli engiyithandayo. Ngingacaphuna omunye umuntu, kunjalo, njengoDavid Foster Wallace noma uTruman Capote. 

• AL: Yimuphi umlingiswa osencwadini obungathanda ukuhlangana naye futhi umakhe? 

SM: Kunzima kanjani. Ukusho okukodwa, Louis amakhandlela, kusukela kunoveli yakamuva ka-Ana B. Nieto. 

Amasiko nezinhlobo

• AL: Yimiphi imikhuba noma imikhuba ekhethekile uma kukhulunywa ngokubhala noma ukufunda? 

I-SM: Ngibhala ngendlela exakile nokungahlelekile okungadala ukungezwani komzimba kubathandi beziqondiso ezisemthethweni uma bengibona ngembobo encane. Lapho ngifunda kwenzeka okufanayo kimi. Ngithatha inoveli, ngifunde izahluko ezintathu noma ezine ngqo, ngidwebele okuthile. Bese ngithatha olandelayo, ngiqale ekugcineni...Absolute madness. 

• AL: Futhi indawo yakho oyithandayo nesikhathi sokwenza? 

SM: I ubusuku. Lokho ngaphandle kokungabaza. Ngidinga ukwazi ukuthi idolobha lilala futhi ucingo alukhali ukuze ngikwazi ukubambelela esihlalweni sami bese ngicindezela inkinobho amahora amaningi. 

• AL: Ingabe zikhona ezinye izinhlobo ozithandayo? 

SM: Yebo kunjalo. Ngibhala amanoveli omlando ngoba ngijabulela inqubo yokubhala njengengane, kodwa ngifunda cishe yonke into. Kakhulu ukuhlolwa, Okuningi kwe umbhalo wezintatheli.

Umbono wamanje

• AL: Ufundani manje? Futhi ukubhala?

SM: Ngifunda izinto ezimbili noma ezintathu ngesikhathi esisodwa, cishe njalo. Ukusho umbhangqwana, i Umhlahlandlela wokuhamba ngesikhathi ukuya e-Medieval England, ngu-Ian Mortimer, kanye Umlando kaJuan Belmonte, ngu-Manuel Chaves Nogales. Mayelana nokubhala, ngihamba ne ukuthinta kokugcina kunoveli yami elandelayo futhi ngiyayiqala le nyanga iskripthi yedokhumentari entsha. 

• AL: Ucabanga ukuthi sinjani isigcawu sokushicilela?

I-SM: Kunzima, ngibona kanjalo. Izibalo azimbi ngendlela umuntu angalindela ngayo, kodwa ngiphuthelwa ukuhlukahluka, okwangempela, ubuqiniso. Ababhali abasebasha kufanele baphushe kanzima futhi abashicileli kufanele babheje ngezinto ezintsha. 

• AL: Uzizwa unjani ngalesi sikhathi samasiko nezenhlalo esibhekene naso?

SM: Ngeso elilodwa ku-AI nelinye kumapulatifomu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, Bangase bashintshe amafomethi, kodwa bangalokothi babe nentshisekelo yomphakathi ezindabeni ezinhle. Kungumsebenzi womdali ukuzivumelanisa nezimo. Umthetho wempilo.