Pearl S Buck wazalwa ngosuku olunjenganamuhla ngo-1892 futhi ungomunye wabesifazane abambalwa ukuwina Umklomelo kaNobel Ezincwadini awathola ngo-1938. Wabhala amanoveli angaphezu kwama-45 ezinhlobo ezahlukene. Futhi iningi layo lifakiwe China nesiko layo engxenyeni yokuqala yekhulu lama-XNUMX. Phakathi kweziqu zakhe ezidume kakhulu yilesi Umoya wasempumalanga, umoya wasentshonalanga o inkundla yabesifazane. Ukukhumbula kuhamba lokhu Ukukhethwa kwamazwibela de umsebenzi wakhe.
Pearl S. Buck—Okucashuniwe
Ukushisekela izwe
Umkhumbi wawuhamba kancane phakathi kweziqhingi eziluhlaza, uhamba phakathi nokukhanya kwelanga okuphuphuthekisayo. Umoya wawuthule futhi upholile, futhi njengoba lezi ziqhingi ziqala ukubonakala, kwakubonakala izikebhe zokudoba zaseJapane ezincane, oseyili bazo benziwe ngemibala ekhanyayo esibhakabhakeni. Ehlezi esihlalweni sompheme, wabheka yonke into ngaphandle kokufuna ukucabanga lutho. Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokubekezelela ukuphelelwa ithemba kwakhe kwaba…ukungacabangi.
Kwesinye isikhathi umcabango wokuthi bekungabaluleka kangakanani ukukwazi ukusho okuthile ku-En-lan wawungamhlasela... kodwa maduzane uzobuyela ezenzweni zakhe. Wayengalitholanga ithuba lokusho lutho kumngane wakhe. Cishe bengingeke ngiphile. Futhi akakwazanga ukubhalela uPeonía. Wayenyamalele. Wakhumbula kahle isibabazo sikayise esingakholwa: "I-peony yanyamalala...!" Wabuyela esifisweni kanye nentando yokungacabangi.
Konke kwashabalala... wonke amathemba ababewafisela ndawonye. Wazizwa ezisola kakhulu lapho ekhumbula i-brigade. Impela abasebenzi bebezobuyela efemini bayosebenza njengakuqala, phakathi kokudangala kwabo. Kungenzeka ukuthi babemkholwa umqambimanga owayebakhaphele... Nakuba kwakungenzeka futhi ukuthi babezitshela ukuthi ufile. Ngincamele okwakamuva. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, wayengazitsheli ukuthi uyophinde ababone.
inkundla yabesifazane
Ebusuku obunjena kwakunzima ukuthi alale. Wayezovumela u-Ying buthule ukuthi amlungiselele, bese egibela phezu kwe-redwood yesikhulumi sombhede wakhe. Wawushiya umphefumulo wakhe ngemva kwamakhethini kasilika futhi wazindla ngencazelo yakho konke ayekufundile. UMfoweth’ u-André wayesephenduke uhlobo oluthile lomthombo kuye, obanzi futhi ojulile, umthombo wolwazi nokufunda. Ebusuku wayecabanga ngemibuzo eminingi ayefuna izimpendulo zayo. Ngezinye izikhathi, lapho inani labo elikhethekile limkhathaza, wayevuka embhedeni akhanyise ikhandlela. Wathatha ibhulashi loboya bekamela futhi, ngokubhala kwakhe okuthambile, wabhala imibuzo ephepheni. Ngakusasa ntambama, lapho uMfoweth’ u-André efika, wayezifunda ngamunye ngamunye futhi alalelisise konke ayemchazela kona.
Indlela yakhe yokumphendula yayilula kakhulu, futhi kwakungenxa yokuthi wayengumuntu ofunde kakhulu. Wayengadingi, njengamadoda ayengahlakaniphe kangako, ukuba agadle isikhathi eside futhi kanzima enhliziyweni yendaba. NjengamaTao asendulo, wayazi indlela yokuveza ngamazwi ambalwa ingqikithi yengqikithi yeqiniso. Wayihlubula amaqabunga ayo, wakhipha isithelo futhi waqhekeza igobolondo, wahlubula uqweqwe lwangaphakathi, wadabula uqweqwe lwawo, wakhipha inhlanyelo wayihlukanisa, futhi kwakukhona inhliziyo, ihlanzekile futhi ihlanzekile.
Ukufa enqabeni
U-Lady Mary wanyakaza embhedeni wakhe, embozwe yi-canopy ebanzi. Wawavula amehlo, wabheka ebumnyameni, wahlala enganyakazi. Kukhona okwakumvusile, umsindo, izwi mhlawumbe. Ngabe uSir Richard ubengamshayela ucingo? Wahlala embhedeni wazamula kamnandi efihle umlomo ngemuva kwesandla, wakhanyisa isibani etafuleni. Amakhethini amhlophe akuleli gumbi, avikela amafasitela amakhulu, ayekhala kancane, nomoya wawuswakeme. Imvula ebilindelekile ivele futhi inkungu evela emfuleni kufanele ihlasele yonke into. Wakhipha amakhava emzimbeni wakhe waphuthaphutha amaslipper e-satin ayephansi. Kwakumele aye kuRichard ngokushesha abone ukuthi akukho yini akudingayo. Wangena ebudedengu bakhe obumhlophe, wakhanyisa ikhandlela ukuze amkhanyise ephaseji elingenasibani sikagesi, wathatha izinyathelo ezithambile waqonda ekamelweni likaSir Richard. Aphendule kalula izicabha zombili, angene ekamelweni, aqonde embhedeni, ame eduze kwakhe ambuke, asebenzise isandla esisodwa njengesihenqo ukuze angamvusi ukucwayiza kwelangabi.
Pearl S. Buck—Inoveli Yokugcina
Isimanga saphakade
Elele embhedeni engakwazi nokulala, wayibuyekeza impilo yakhe njengoba eyikhumbula, impilo emfishane uma eyibala ngeminyaka, nakuba indala ngendlela. Wayefunde izincwadi eziningi, enemicabango eminingi eyakhe, ingqondo yakhe yayihlale iphithizela ngemibono... kwathi ngokuphazima kweso, enekhono lokubona izinto ngeso lengqondo, wakhumbula inhlanzi yegolide echibini ngaphansi kwesihlahla somnyezane engadini. nokuthi kanjani Ezinsukwini zokuqala ezifudumele zasentwasahlobo, lapho ilanga likhanya, amanzi anyakaza futhi aphila ngokucwebezela okusagolide njengoba izinhlanzi ziphuma odakeni lapho zazikhoseliswe khona ebusika. Wayekholelwa ukuthi lokho kwakuwumfanekiso okhafulayo wengqondo yakhe, ukulandelana kokuphazima kweso, njalo ehamba nemicabango egqamile eyayigijima ifuna indawo engakaze ihlolwe. Imvamisa yayimqeda amandla lowo mqondo wakhe ayethola kuwo ukuphumula ebuthongweni kuphela, ngisho nobuthongo babufushane kodwa bujulile. Kwesinye isikhathi ingqondo yakhe yayimvusa ngomsebenzi wayo. Wabona ngeso lengqondo ubuchopho bakhe njengomuntu ozimele, isidalwa okwakumelwe aphile naso, isilingo, kodwa futhi netshe. Wazalelwani?
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