Izithombe: Iwebhusayithi yase-Afrika i-Vázquez Beltrán.
Afrika Vazquez Beltran ungowaseZaragoza futhi waphothula historia. Washicilela inoveli yakhe yokuqala esemncane kakhulu, eneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa. Isivele inamashumi amabili nanye okuyizincwadi zentsha nezabadala zezinhlobo ezahlukene ezifana nenganekwane emnandi, yomlando, yothando noma yesayensi. Kuyaziwa nangokuthi Afrika Ruth, igama asayine ngalo izihloko ezinjengokuthi Intsha yasemoyeni o Ngemva kwe-monsoon. Iphinde inikezelwe ukufunda ukufinyelela kokubili ezikoleni nakwezinye izikhungo zemfundo noma kumaphrojekthi afana ne-Ficción Express. Futhi unikeza nemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yokubhalela abantu abasha kanye nabantu abadala. Inoveli yakhe yokugcina eyethulwa ingeyohlobo lomlando futhi inesihloko Ukuthula kweBerlin, ewine i-CREAR 2019 Award. Ngibonga kakhulu isikhathi sakho nomusa lokhu ingxoxo lapho esitshela khona ngaye nangezinye izinto ezimbalwa.
Africa Vázquez Beltrán—Ingxoxo
- ACTUALIDAD LITERATURA: Inoveli yakho entsha inesihloko ukuthula kweberlin. Usitshelani ngakho futhi umqondo wavelaphi?
AFRICA VAZQUEZ BELTRÁN: Ngixoxa indaba eqanjiwe ka umfundisi ariya okuthi, ekuphakameni kobuNazi, enqaba ukuba yingxenye yombuso. Wangifikela umqondo ngisafunda iHistory, ngangizibuza indlela okumelwe ukuba amaJalimane angewona amaNazi azizwa ngayo ngesikhathi sikaHitler. Le noveli yayihloselwe ukuba ibe yimpendulo, kodwa ekugcineni yangivusela imibuzo eminingi.
- KUYA:Ungabuyela kuleyo ncwadi yokuqala oyifundile? Futhi indaba yokuqala oyibhalile?
I-BVA: Angikhumbuli incwadi yokuqala engayifunda, kodwa ngiyazikhumbula izindaba zokuqala engazizwa: abazali bami bangitshela ngaphambi kokulala ngisemncane. Ngabe sengiqala ukuzulazula emtatsheni wezincwadi kadadewethu omdala futhi ngahlangana Enid Blyton, UMichael Ende, María Gripe… Umzamo wami wokuqala wokufunda inoveli wawulapho ngineminyaka eyishumi ubudala futhi yayimayelana nowesifazane waseSpain owabalekela eRussia ngemva kweMpi Yombango futhi waba umdansi we-ballet.
- AL: Umbhali oyinhloko? Ungakhetha ngaphezu kweyodwa nakuzo zonke izinkathi.
AVB: Umbuzo onzima kanjani! Ngizohlala nami ULaura Gallego ngoba kwaphawula ubusha bami.
- AL: Yimuphi umlingiswa osencwadini obungathanda ukuhlangana naye futhi umakhe?
I-BVA: UKvothe, of Igama lomoya y UJean valjean, of Abadabukisayo, ngokulandelana.
- AL: Yimiphi imikhuba noma imikhuba ekhethekile uma kukhulunywa ngokubhala noma ukufunda?
I-BVA: Lutho, iqiniso lithi ngenele umgwaqo ongekho. Ngenxa yezimo zami, ngizele ukuzobhala ngaphezu kwengxenye yenoveli ngeselula yami, eqenjini le-WhatsApp engangikulo ngedwa.
- AL: Futhi indawo yakho oyithandayo nesikhathi sokwenza?
I-BVA: Uma ngingakhetha, ngiyathanda ukubhala uma ngiseholidini ezintabeni noma emaphandleni.
- AL: Ingabe zikhona ezinye izinhlobo ozithandayo?
I-BVA: Ngifunda futhi ngibhale (noma ngihlele ukubhala) cishe zonke izinhlobo, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi izintandokazi zami ziyinoveli zomlando, inoveli kumnandi kanye noveli intsha yesimanje.
- Ufundani manje? Futhi ukubhala?
I-BVA: Ngiqeda ukufunda Isela, kaMegan Whalen Turner, futhi ngibhala incwadi yesithathu ku-trilogy enesihloko esithi umndeni ongenamagama. Wonke amafantasy!
- AL: Ucabanga ukuthi indawo yokushicilela ikuphi futhi yini ethathe isinqumo sokuthi uzame ukushicilela?
I-BVA: Ngiyacabanga I-inthanethi nezinkundla zokuxhumana ziwushintshile umhlaba wokushicilelangezinye izikhathi kube ngcono futhi ngezinye izikhathi kube kubi kakhulu. Ekuqaleni ngangingazitsheli ukuthi ngingakwazi ukuzinikela ekubhaleni ngokomsebenzi, kodwa ngabhala izindaba eziningi, futhi ezihluke kakhulu kwezinye, kangangokuthi ngazitshela ukuthi angilahlekelwa lutho ngokuzama.
- AL: Ngabe isikhathi senhlekelele esibhekene naso sinzima kuwe noma uzokwazi ukugcina okuthile okuhle ngezindaba ezizayo?
I-BVA: Umsebenzi ungisize kusukela ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane: izindaba bezilokhu ziyisiphephelo kimina, futhi ngethemba ukuthi zizoqhubeka nokuba njalo esikhathini esizayo.