Okulandelayo March 21 izoshicilelwa ku- I-Espasa yokuhlela inoveli entsha yentatheli nomlobi UCarlos Wothando. Isihloko sayo sisinikeza umkhondo omkhulu wokuthi yini esingayithola kuyo: "Ukuhlanganiswa". Leli yigama lesifo esihlaselwe yi-protagonist, insizwa ethi, ngemuva kwesiqephu esididayo empilweni yayo, ivakashele udokotela. Ukuxilongwa kwakhe kuthi uthi uhlushwa "ukudideka", uhlobo lokulwa nenkumbulo: lapho ubuchopho bakho bungazigcini izinkumbulo, buyazenza. Uhlala kanjani kanti awazi ukuthi kwenzekeni kuwe?
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U-Andrés Paraíso, umhleli ophumelelayo, uthola ukudideka okuthile empilweni yakhe ngemuva kohambo lomsebenzi. Ubulele umuntu, umngani ongumlobi, kodwa okumangazayo ukuthi akekho noyedwa owenanela lo mcimbi. Phakathi kokungabaza nokungaqiniseki, u-Andrés udabula lesi simo ngangokunokwenzeka. Akuwona ukuphela komcimbi ongathandeki okufanele ubhekane nawo. Ukuvakashela udokotela kuqinisekisa ukuthi unesifo esingajwayelekile: uzungu. Luhlobo lwe-anti-memory: lapho ubuchopho bungazigcini izinkumbulo, kuyazenza. Ngale ndlela, iqiniso nenganekwane kuyinto efanayo ku-Andrés.
Kuchazwe kumuntu wokuqala, Ukuhlangana kusivezela ukuchithwa komlingiswa othola ukuthi impilo yakhe - impilo acabanga ukuthi uyiphile - ingaba yinto emnandi noma, ezimweni ezinhle kakhulu, ingxube yeqiniso nenganekwane. Ukusuka lapho, uCarlos del Amor uphakamisa umdlalo ocashile, phakathi kokusebenza kwengqondo nokulandisayo: singakuthemba yini lokho u-Andrés asitshela khona? Liyini iqiniso nokuthi yini okusungulwayo endabeni yakhe?
UDel Amor usimema ukuthi sizindle ngokubaluleka kokuba nezinkumbulo ekwakheni isikhathi sethu samanje. Ukwenza lokhu ngokuya ngemibhalo eqinile - konke ukuguqulwa kwememori okuvela kule noveli kungokoqobo - futhi kusuka ekuqondeni ngokujulile indlela ebucayi yomphefumulo womuntu. Isizungu, ukudumala nokungabaza kuluka indaba lapho kuvela khona ukuhleka - kwesinye isikhathi njengokugwaza okunembile - lapho usebenza ngezincwadi, umndeni, ubungani, ubudlelwano nomshado.
Ukufunda nje amazwibela kungenze ngafuna ukuyifunda. Ohlwini lwami olude lwezincwadi ezisalindile lena iyabhalwa lena yombhali UCarlos Wothando, owaqala njengombhali ngo-2013 enencwadi yezindaba ezimfishane enesihloko esithi "Impilo kwesinye isikhathi", iyiphi ezolandela "Unyaka ngaphandle kwehlobo" (2015)