Edolobheni laseProvençal laseSaint-Paul-de-Vence uzothola indlu enhle yamatshe ngaphansi kwezindonga zasendulo. Le ndlu yaziwa njenge "La Maison de Jimmy". Yilapho umlobi nomgxeki wezenhlalo uJames Baldwin bahlala khona. Kwakukuyo leyo ndlu lapho abulawa ngumdlavuza wesisu ngo-1987 eneminyaka engama-63.
Sekuyiminyaka eyi-17, abantu bendawo bamukele umbhali wase-Afrika-waseMelika njengomunye wabo. Lo wayevame ukubonwa ekhuluma endaweni yokucima ukoma yaseColombe d'Or futhi uthando alubonisayo lubuyisela kubo bonke abantu. Abavikeli banamuhla ukulwela ukuthola ikusasa lale ndlu kanye nezindawo zayo, ezihloselwe ukwakhiwa kwezitezi eziyi-18 zikanokusho. Izimpiko ezimbili zale ndawo sezivele zidiliziwe.
UShannon Cain, umbhali wamanoveli waseMelika ozinze eParis, usehole impi yokulondolozwa kwempahla, wagcina ezinzile esigabeni okusazodilizwa izinsuku eziyishumi ngomzamo wokumisa ukubhujiswa.
"Ngaphandle kwezincwadi zakhe, indlu yiyo yonke into esele yobukhona bukaBaldwin ngokomzimba. Iphupho lakhe bekungukuthi le ndawo ibe yikholoni noma indawo yokuhlala abaculi futhi kungaba yinhlekelele ukumyeka ahambe. "
Omunye womakhelwane, uHélène Roux, ukhumbula “uJimmy” njengomunye wababekhona omkhulu eColombe dÓr, kubandakanya nonina ongasekho, uYvonne Roux.
“Kwakuyinto enhle ebuntwaneni bami. UJimmy wayebhala kusihlwa futhi wayejwayele ukufika nsuku zonke ngabo-4 ntambama ezohlala axoxe nomama. Wayefika nsuku zonke, ngakho-ke yayihlala ikhona lapho ngibuya esikoleni. "
“Uqale wabonakala esaba, bese ubona impilo emehlweni akhe nokumamatheka okukhanyisa ubuso bakhe. Futhi nsuku zonke ngangizibuza ukuthi belunjani usuku lwami esikoleni. Umama wayemhlonipha kakhulu futhi ngokufanayo. Wayengumngane wakhe omkhulu, kwakuwubudlelwano obuhle "
Lezi zithandani bezisondelene kakhulu UBaldwin uqambe umlingiswa ophambili kunoveli yakhe eyi-13, Ukube uBeale Street ubekwazi ukukhuluma UClementina, okwakuyigama eliphakathi ngu-Yvonne Roux.
“Akuzange kwenzeke ngengozi. Izinga lokupha nothando alikhombisa ngesikhathi sakhe kanye nokuhlakanipha okungakholeki kwakumangalisa. Wayesilandela kusukela ebuntwaneni bethu kuze kufike ebusheni, amasoka… uJimmy wayekhona. "
UBaldwin wathenga ithikithi lokuya eParis lapho eneminyaka engu-24 ubudala, elangazelela ubandlululo lwaseMelika ngabase-Afrika baseMelika nabangqingili, futhi ngokushesha wamukelwa ngakwesobunxele senhloko-dolobha yaseFrance. Ngo-1070 wazinza eSaint-Paul-de-Vence, lapho athola khona ukuvakashelwa nguJosephine Baker, Miles Davis noRay Charles.
Idolobha kudala laba uzibuthe omkhulu kubantu abadumile. UPiccaso noChagall basebenza lapho, uJacques Raverat nomkakhe uGwen, umzukulu kaCharles Darwin, babehlala lapho, owayengumsizi weBassist uRolling Stone uBill Wyman unendawo eseduze, kanti umlingisi uDonald Pleasence ushonele eSaint-Paul-de-Vence.
Ngemuva kokushona kukaJames Baldwin kwaba nempikiswano enkulu ngokuthi kuzokwenzekani ngokulandelayo ngempahla. Umndeni wakwaBaldwin walwa impi ende yezomthetho eyagcina ihluliwe. Kuze kube manje indlu ithengiswe amahlandla amathathu.
UShannon Cain, owahola le mpi yokonga impahla, ubuyile eParis ngemuva kokuthi onjiniyela basebenzise ithuba lokungabikho kwakhe bekhipha izimpahla zakhe ehhotela eliseduze.
Manje inhloso yakho yenza uMnyango Wezamasiko waseFrance umemezele ukuthi le ndlu iyigugu lezwe elizothatha izintambo. Uma kungenjalo, uthi uzozama ukuthola imali engaphezu kwama-euro ayizigidi eziyishumi ukuyithenga.
“Uhlelo luyefana njengoba bekulokhu luvela ekuqaleni. Sebenzisana nomnyango wezamasiko ukuthatha leli khaya ngezizathu zokuthi imithetho yokongiwa komlando yephuliwe futhi, uma lelo su lingasebenzi, thola imali eyanele ukuthenga indlu"
"Inhloso yalesi sigaba sokuqala ukusungula inhlangano enekhono lokuqongelela imali enkulu ukuthenga kanye / noma ukuvuselela leli khaya, kanye nokusungula isikhwama esihlala njalo esizosekela ukuhlala kwamaciko unomphela."
Ifa lezincwadi likaBalding livimbe uKayini ekusebenziseni igama lakhe kuwebhusayithi yomkhankaso, futhi umkhankaso uphawula ngokungabikho kokubambisana. Kepha uShannon uthemba ukuletha umndeni ebhodini futhi qala izingxoxo nomakhi wezakhiwo ngenyanga ezayo.
“Lokhu wumsebenzi wothando kimi. Angikwazi ukuyeka ir "
UHélène Roux uphawula ngenhlekelele yokulahleka komuzi wokugcina kaBaldwin.
“Yilapho uJimmy abhala khona, ahlala khona washona khona. Uma le ndlu ilahlekile ngeke kube nalutho lukaJames Baldwin kuleli dolobha, indawo lapho ayejabule khona futhi lapho sonke sasijabule khona ukumbona "
“Kungaba buhlungu kakhulu uma inyamalala. LOkuhlukumeza kakhulu ukuthi abantu bavame ukungqongqoza emnyango wami bebuza ukuthi bangayitholaphi indlu kaJames Baldwin futhi kufanele babaqondise kulo mbono obhubhisayo."