Ubuso bukaJose María Guelbenzu

UGuelbenzu uzobhala inoveli yabaseshi ngesandla sozakwabo, uMariana de Marco, inqobo nje uma ezoqhubeka nokumbiza ukuthi abhale. Uyavuma ukuthi akanantshisekelo ekhethekile kulolo hlobo olwedlula olomlingisi wejaji eliphenyayo likaMarco. Ngenhloso yokuqala yamanoveli ayishumi ochungechunge, isishicilelwe kwabayisishiyagalombili, kusukela kweyokuqala, Ungamhlukumezi Umbulali ngo-2001 kuya ekugcineni, i-Disconsolate Murderer, ngo-2017. Mhlawumbe abafundi bayo abazimisele sizoba nesitolimende sesishiyagalolunye ezandleni zethu ku-2019.

IGuelbenzu yisampula esebenzayo yempilo enikezelwe ezincwadini. Eminyakeni engama-73 ubudala, uJose María Guelbenzu uyaqhubeka nokuzinikela entshiswen yakhe enkulu ngomdlandla ofanayo nowasekuqaleni futhi usevele uthinte zonke izici zokubhala futhi akekho noyedwa odlulayo: Emhlabeni wokushicilela, njengoba umqondisi wokuhlela I-Taurus iminyaka eyishumi nanye ne-Alfaguara eyisithupha. Ekugxekeni kwemibhalo, kusukela eminyakeni yokuqala yomsebenzi wakhe wobungcweti futhi uyaqhubeka nekholamu yakhe eBabelia, isengezo seSiko Lezwe.

Mfundisi eNyuvesi nasezifundweni ezahlukahlukene zabalobi abasha okuzojabulisa labo abalinde ikilasi labo nokulungiswa kwabo ngentshiseko kusukela beshiya elokugcina, ngoba uyakwazi ukudlulisa ulwazi lwakhe nokuzibandakanya nalo msebenzi ongaphezu kwamazwi akhe.

Emsebenzini wakhe omkhulu, lowo wombhali, ukufakazisile lokhu izitayela ezahlukene. Sekudlule iminyaka eminingi kusukela incwadi yakhe yokuqala, izinkondlo, Izincwadi ZaseHispano-American. Ngenhlanhla abathandi be inoveli yabaseshi, okungewona mnyama, ngoba umbhali ngokwakhe akathandi ukuthi uchungechunge lwakhe lwemantshi ehlola uMariana de Marco luhlukaniswe ngaleyo ndlela, akazange aqhubeke nolayini wezinkondlo futhi weqa inoveli. Akukho lutho lohlobo olumnyama, ngoba lokho kwenziwa ukuthi kulindwe, iminyaka eminingi kusazodingeka ukuthi idlule ukuze uGuelbenzu afinyelele emhlabeni wozungu.

Phakathi kwezinkondlo kanye noveli yabaseshi, amanoveli amahle kakhulu ahlukile komunye nomunye, ngesixhumanisi esixhumanisayo sokuba yizibonakaliso ezijulile zamatimu ahambisana nomuntu. Ngenoveli yakhe yokuqala i-El Mercurio, eyashicilelwa ngo-1968, wathola umklomelo wokuqala, lowo owawina umklomelo wokugcina we-Short Library Award, ozohola uhlu olude, lapho singathola khona Kumklomelo Wabagxeki weCastilian Narrative to the Torrente Ballester Umklomelo Wamazwe Ngamazwe kaNovela Plaza & Janés futhi uqhubeke nokuvuna imiklomelo ngonyaka owedlule ka-2017. Munye kuphela wabo, iTorrente Ballester, ngenye yamanoveli ochungechunge olumnyama: Umfowethu omncane.

Encwadini yakhe yokuqala u-Guelbenzu uchaza ukuthi yini ezoba umugqa ovela njalo kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe. Kuyo uhlaziya umphakathi waseMadrid okwamanje esebenzisa njengeqembu iqembu lezazi ezincane zesikhashana, Un peso en el Mundo, kusukela ngonyaka wama-99 lapho ekhuluma khona ngesidingo sokweqa, ukuthola isisindo sakhe emhlabeni owesifazane engxenyeni yempilo yakhe eqhathaniswa naleyo yothisha wakhe omdala osezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu lokuphila usevele ubuyile kulolo sizi.

Kusukela ngalowo mzuzu, uGuelbenzu uyacubungula, kujabulise abathandi bohlobo, kule noveli yobugebengu, ngokushicilelwa Ungamhlukumezi umbulali Ngo-2001, yize engawushiyanga umugqa wakhe wangaphambilini, wamane wawabeka isikhala, washicilela amanye amanoveli amahlanu afaka uchungechunge lwamacala ka-Mari Mari de Marco:  Inhloko yalowo olele (2003), Lolu donga lweqhwa (2005), Uthando lweqiniso (2010), Amukele amanga (2013), Abanamandla bafuna konke (2016) lapho, kulandela umugqa ovulekile no-Un peso en el mundo,  Kusebenza kusukela enkohlakalweni yomphakathi ojiyile njengalona okhona manje kuya ekulahlekelweni ngokomoya, kokuzenzisa lapho sichitha isikhathi sethu emhlabeni othandweni lwabantu ababili kuyo yonke impilo yonke ndawonye futhi, ekugcineni, nencazelo yokuba khona kwethu, ngaso sonke isikhathi ngokombono wokweqa umthetho, emnandi kanye neyakudala, lapho avela khona kubalingiswa abathengisa imiphefumulo yabo kusathane ukuba babalekele ekufeni baye izenzakalo zomphefumulo womuntu ofile lowo umgibeli osiza ukuwelela eMbusweni Wokufa.

Ngenkathi konke lokhu kwenzeka emigqeni yaseGuelbenzu, uMariana de Marco uxazulule amanye amacala ayisikhombisa ezandleni zombhali wawo, esewonke ayisishiyagalombili ukusuka kwelokuqala. UGuelbenzu uyakwazi ukubhala unyaka owodwa ukugxeka okujulile nokucabangayo ngesizukulwane sakhe kanye nokuntuleka kwezinhloso nokujula komphakathi abawakhile futhi ngonyaka olandelayo usilethele icala elisha futhi elinamanzi esandleni sejaji eliyintandokazi labafundi balo Ingakanani leyo noveli yomphakathi ejulile kaGuelbenzu ekhona ochungechungeni lukaMariana de Marco?  Ukuthambekela kwejaji eliphenyayo lokufuna iqiniso kubonisani kanye nokuheha ingozi kanye nabantu, ikakhulukazi abesilisa, ngohlangothi olumnyama olungaphezulu? Mhlawumbe imigqa yakhe yokubhala incane kakhulu kunendlela ebukeka ngayo ekuqaleni futhi iyizindlela ezehlukene kuphela, ezibhekisisa izindaba ezithinta umbhali, kodwa zikwenza lokho emazingeni ehlukene okujula.