Ukufa akuyona into ebuhlungu kakhulu es la inoveli yokuqala yombhali wenoveli, Ines Plana, futhi isendleleni yokuba ngomunye we ukuthengisa okuphezulu konyaka. Ukushaya okunjalo ngefilimu yokuqala kuyinto engavamile. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi inezinsika eziningana zokukufeza:
- El ukusekelwa okuvela kumshicileli omkhulu: Ngenxa yokwenyuswa kwale ncwadi kanye nohlelo lokunethezeka eyanyatheliswa ngalo, ukuzibophezela okukhulu kwe-Editorial Espasa kulo nyaka.
- Un uhlobo lwemfashini: Yincwadi emnyama, yabaseshi, nozungu.
- Una Indaba emnandi: Hlola umphefumulo wabalingiswa abaphambili, kusukela kisisulu kuye kumbulali ngokusebenzisa onogada bomphakathi abaphenya leli cala. Inesakhiwo esihle lapho okungaphezu kokumangazayo kukhona ukuvuma ngamakhanda. Kule noveli, i- ngoba uS ukuthi kanjani futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke okubalulekile kunomthelela ongokomzwelo ovezwa yimicimbi nokutholwa kwabo kulabo abathintekayo endabeni.
Gqama lapho ufunda Ukufa akuyona into ebuhlungu kakhulu lokho wonke umuntu unezinkinga, abafana abahle, abantu ababi kanye namagalelo okubheka. Kuyindlela yobulili futhi azikho izidumbu ezingekho futhi nesilinganiso esihle sosizi nesihluku. Noma kunjalo, Ukuhlola okwenzeka ngokomzwelo kuyinothi elivelele kunoveli. Akusona isikhathi esihle sanoma yimuphi wabalingiswa abakulo mdlalo, ngisho nekati, eliba kancane kancane libe linye kumfundi, kuthi lapho evula amakhasi ambalwa angaveli, azibuze ngaye.
UGreta ungena ngempilo kaLieutenant Julian Tresser ukuze ahlale kuwo.
U-Inés Plana usilethela indaba enegazi nebuhlungu, ayikho indawo yethemba Ezenzakalweni zomlando, ngisho nasezenzakalweni ezingezinhle, umuntu angathemba kuphela okuthile okuhle kulokho okulethwa yimpilo kamuva kulabo, emva kwalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho, abasenethuba.
"Wayazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi iCivil Guard iyiqembu elinezinga eliphakeme lokuzibulala, kodwa akazange abheke abaphathi bakhe ukuthi bangazibulala."
Kungumsebenzi woqobo okuthi, ngenkathi uhlonipha izisekelo zalolu hlobo, usuke kude nama-clichés kanye nezinkolelo ezivelayo bese uya lapho avela khona. Inoveli lapho abantu ababi babi kakhulu, abantu abalungile bangabantu nokuthi iziphetho ezijabulisayo zizofika kuphi, uma zenzeka, ngaphandle kwamakhasi abo.
"UJulian wayekwazi ukuzithiba kangangokuthi kwesinye isikhathi kwakumenza angakhululeki: ukuzithiba kakhulu kungaqedela i-psychology yakhe ibe yizicucu eziyinkulungwane, usuku olwalulindelwe kakhulu futhi mhlawumbe kungenxa yokuthile okungahambisani nhlobo."
Siyethemba ukuthi sizofundela u-Inés Plana kungekudala umdlalo omusha kaLieutenant Julián Tresser noCorporal Coira, futhi siyethemba ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi impilo izobaphatha kangcono.
Futhi umphumela wozungu, awusho lutho? Uyixazulule ngengozi? Ngicabanga ukuthi iyincwadi embi: abalingiswa abanobugovu nabancane, icebo elifinyelelwe kude kangangokuba liyamangaza ngempela nokuthi ukuphela lokho okwenza ufune ukulahla le ncwadi: okwenziwa umbhali kuyabukela phansi futhi kubukela phansi umfundi. Angikukhuthazi, empeleni.
Lokhu, njengakho konke empilweni, kuyindaba yokunambitha. Uqinisile ukuthi akekho noyedwa kubalingiswa osondelene nokuziphatha okuhle, bonke banephuzu elibi, abanye ngisho nokuncane okuvimbela umfundi ekuzweleni nganoma yini. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubenza babe ngabantu. Sithemba ukuthi usitshele ukuthi ungasincomelani ngamanoveli amanje obugebengu, sizojabula ukufunda futhi siphawule.