Alan Hlad. Ingxoxo

Alan Hlad ungumbhali waseMelika osayina izihloko ezithengiswa kakhulu njenge Indlela ende eya ekhaya y ukukhanya kwethemba ngempumelelo enkulu emazweni amaningana. Unginike ngomusa lokhu ingxoxo lapho esitshela khona ngamanoveli akhe nezinye izihloko eziningi. Ngakho Nginibonga kakhulu isikhathi sakho esizinikele kanye nomusa.

Alan Hlad

U-Hlad usebenze njenge isikhulu kodwa wayishiya ukuze azinikele ezincwadini kuphela. uyilungu le I-Cleveland Historical Novel Society kanye ne-Akron Writers Association. Uhlala e-Ohio nomkakhe nezingane.

Amanoveli akhe Indlela ende eya ekhaya y ukukhanya kwethemba, eyethula eSpain ngoMeyi odlule, imnandi kakhulu protagonists ukuya nezilwane -homing amajuba esimweni sokuqala futhi abelusi baseJalimane okwesibili, mayelana nesikole sokuqala sokuqeqesha izinja ukusiza amasosha ayizimpumputhe. Babekwe ku impi yezwe yesibili neyokuqala. Zombili zisekelwe amaqiniso eqiniso nezindaba zothando ngokuthinta okungokomzwelo njengokumangalisayo. Futhi benza amafresco omlando akhangayo avela ezikhathini eziwenze athengiswa kakhulu.

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• ACTUALIDAD LITERATURA: Uyayikhumbula incwadi yokuqala owayifunda? Futhi indaba yokuqala oyibhalile?

U-ALAN HLAD: Incwadi yokuqala engayifunda kwakuyi- incwadi yezingane, Imfihlo Yesithathu, nguMildred Myrick. Indaba yayimayelana nokutholakala kwebhodlela elinomyalezo oyimfihlo oholele ekutheni abafana ababili bathole umngane omusha. Nginezinkumbulo ezimnandi ngifunda le ndaba ngiphimisela nomama wami, owesifazane oyingcweti kanye nomfundi okhuthele owagcwalisa impilo yami ngezincwadi.

Indaba yokuqala engayibhala yayiwumbhalo wesandla onesihloko Izindlu ze-Indigo. Bekuyi umzamo wami wokuqala enovelini. Nakuba lo msebenzi cishe ngeke ushicilelwe, inqubo yokudala indaba ibe usizo kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni ikhono lami lokubhala.

• AL: Iyiphi incwadi yokuqala eyakumangaza futhi kungani?

oh: Nkosi YezimpukanenguWilliam Golding. Ngathintwa incazelo yale ncwadi ngokuziphatha okuhle nokubi komuntu, kanye nemiphumela ebulalayo yokuwohloka kwesimiso somphakathi. Ngayifunda le ncwadi esikoleni esiphakeme futhi, kuze kube namuhla, ingenye yezindaba engizikhonzile.

• AL: Ubani umbhali omthandayo? Ungakhetha izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa.

AH: Kuyinselele ukukhetha umbhali oyedwa kuphela! Nginababhali abaningi engibathandayo, okuhlanganisa noJohn irving, uKristin Hannah, uqinisile Hemingway, Chris Bohjalian, Paula McLain, Anthony umenzi kanye noKristin Harmel.

• AL: Noma yimuphi umlingiswa wemibhalo ongathanda ukuhlangana naye noma ukumqamba?

AH: Ngingathanda ukuhlangana Santiago, umdobi omdala nozimisele e Indoda endala nolwandle, ngu-Ernest Hemingway.

• AL: Noma iyiphi "i-vice" ekhethekile lapho ubhala noma ufunda?

AH: Ngiyathanda ukuphuza ikhofi, ikakhulukazi ekuseni, lapho ngibhala. ezimbili zamanoveli ami Indlela ende eya ekhaya y Churchill's Secret Messenger, ngiwabhale ikakhulukazi endaweni yokudlela yasendaweni.

• AL: Futhi indawo oyithandayo nesikhathi sokukwenza?

AH: Nakuba ngikuthanda ukubhala endaweni yokudlela, ngizizwa sengathi ngingakwenza. noma kuphi. Angilindi ukuthi kushaye ugqozi ngaphambi kokuthi ngigqoke. Ngibhala nsuku zonke. Kimina, into engcono kakhulu ukuba nayo isimiso esihleliwe.

• AL: Yimuphi umbhali noma incwadi eye yaba nomthelela noma ekhuthaze umsebenzi wakho kakhulu?

AH: Bengihlala ngithakaselwa izindaba zothando nempi, futhi ngikhumbula izincwadi ezintathu. Sala kahle izibhamungu-Ernest Hemingway UCaptain Corelli's Mandolin, kaLouis de Bernieres, kanye Isiguli samaNgisi, nguMichael Ondaatje.

• AL: Noma yiluphi olunye uhlobo oluthandayo?

AH: Ama-Thrillers.

• AL: Ufundani manje? Futhi ukubhala?

AH: Ngiyafunda Umgwaqo oya eDunkirk, nguCharles More. Liyincwadi yocwaningo a inoveli entsha engikubhalayo kwenzeka ekwindla yaseFrance ngo-1940.

• AL: Ucabangani ngezwe/izimakethe zanamuhla zokushicilela? Baningi kakhulu ababhali abazama ukushicilelwa? Noma izindlela eziningi kakhulu zokwenza?

oh: Amandla amazwi ayinto enhle futhi ngikhuthaza ababhali abaningi ukuthi baqhubeke nokushicilela umsebenzi wabo. Nakuba ngikhethe umzila wokushicilela ovamile, ngingumgqugquzeli weziteshi eziningi zokuthi ababhali bashicilele futhi basabalalise izincwadi zabo.

• AL: Ubhekana kanjani nalezi zikhathi ezinzima esibhekene nazo? Ungakwazi yini ukugcina okuthile okuhle ngomsebenzi wakho noma amanoveli azayo?

AH: Ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokubuza lo mbuzo! Ukubhekana nezikhathi ezinzima, Ngifunda izincwadi ezakhayo futhi ngizungeza abantu abanombono omuhle. kanye nenkolelo yokuthi izinto ezinhle zenzeka kulabo abangapheli amandla. Emanovelini ami, nakulena engiyibhalayo njengamanje, ithemba liyindikimba ebalulekile. Amaphupho nezifiso kwenza ukuphila kucebe futhi kube nenjongo..

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