"Imibimbi" uPaco Roca
U-Emilio, oneminyaka engu-72 ubudala osebenza ebhange one-Alzheimer's, ungeniswa ekhaya lasebekhulile lapho ahlangana khona noMiguel, wase-Argentina onobungane, namanye amalungu ale ndawo. Ngenxa yokugula kwakhe, abangani bakhe bazozama ukumsiza, ukuze angadluliselwa esitezi esiphezulu lapho kunakekelwa khona asebekhulile abangakwazi ukuzinakekela. Ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwakhe, u-Emilio uzohlanganyela igumbi elilodwa no-Miguel, ombonisa indawo yokuhlala futhi amsize ahlanganise nesimiso sakhe esisha.
Lapho, uzohlangana nabalingiswa abangajwayelekile abafana no-Antonia, ugogo oqoqa lonke ibhotela nojamu ngesikhathi sasekuseni ukuze anikeze umzukulu wakhe lapho evakashile. KuRamón, owaziwa kangcono ngokuthi “ummemezeli,” ngoba uvame ukuphindaphinda igama ngalinye alizwayo.
Futhi nakuNkk. Rosario, ochitha izinsuku zakhe ehlezi ngasefasiteleni, egxile ephusheni lokuba umgibeli I-East Expressibheke e-Istanbul. Nabanye abafana noNkk. Dolores ohlale enakekela umyeni wakhe uModesto, ophethwe i-Alzheimer's.
Imibimbi UPaco Roca, iyindaba ethinta inhliziyo, kodwa ehlekisayo exoxa ngokuphila kwalaba bantu asebekhulile endaweni evame ukuba ne-melancholic futhi engenzi lutho. Kule noveli eyingcaca, lo mbhali omkhulu akagcini nje ngokukhuluma ngezindikimba zokuguga nokugula, kodwa nokubaluleka kobungani. Uma ungathanda ukwazi okwengeziwe ngendalo ka-Paco Roca, ungahlola Ubusika bomdwebi wekhathuni ukuze ajule emsebenzini wakhe.
Ukuchazwa kwenoveli
Umdwebo waqala ngendaba yeqembu lamakhehla ahlela ukuphanga i-casino, kodwa UPaco Roca, waqaphela ukuthi abantu abaneminyaka engu-70 abakwazi ukuya ejele. Ngakho wawulahla lo mbono, kodwa kwakukhona ezinye izizathu ezabangela ukuzalwa komdwebo wamahlaya. "Imibimbi".
Ukubona abazali bakhe bekhula ngokushesha okungaka, isifo i-Alzheimer’s esaphathwa nguyise womunye wabangane bakhe abakhulu kanye nokwenqatshwa okunamandla kwephosta yokukhangisa ebonisa abantu abathile asebekhulile, kwaba yizizathu zokuqala ukusebenza kulo mdlalo.
Ukuze uthole ubuqiniso obengeziwe, UPaco Roca wenza izifundo eziningana nge-pathologies yokuguga, wavakashela izikhungo eziningana ze-geriatric, eqoqa ama-anecdotes kubahlengikazi, asebekhulile kanye nemindeni yabo.
Lapho iphrojekthi yethulwa endlini yokushicilela yaseDelcourt, umbhali bekumele enze izinguquko ezithile njengemenyu yangaphambi kukaNcibijane, amahora okuhlala kuwo, alungise imephu futhi asuse isiphambano. I-comic yashicilelwa ekupheleni kuka-April 2007 nesihloko "ukugibela".
NgoNovemba walowo nyaka, "Imibimbi" yenza okokuqala nge-Astiberi Ediciones eSpain, lapho kwathengiswa khona amakhophi angaba ngu-17.000. I-Italy, iJalimane, iFinland, i-Holland kanye ne-Japan nayo ibambe iqhaza ezinhlelweni zenoveli eyisithombe.
UPaco Roca Ubambe umbukiso ogcwele wokuthi umsebenzi wadalwa kanjani ezikhungweni ezinhlanu ze-FNAC eSpain waze wawukhuthaza emibukisweni yezohwebo nasezinkomfeni. Uma ufuna ukwazi okwengeziwe ngomsebenzi wakhe nezinye izindaba, ungathola ulwazi mayelana Ikristalu yedwala.
Imiklomelo
"Imibimbi" Yayisanda kukhishwa emakethe yaseFrance ngo-2007 futhi yayivele ifakwe ohlwini lwezihloko ezihamba phambili zonyaka yi-ACBD. Kamuva, waklonyeliswa ngomklomelo weskripthi esihle kakhulu nokusebenza ngumbhali waseSpain ku-26th Barcelona International Comic Fair.
Ngo-2008 waklonyeliswa ngomklomelo we-XXXI Diario de Avisos wombhalo wamahlaya ongcono kakhulu ongokoqobo. I-Dolmen of Critics yesikripthi esihle kakhulu nokudlala. I-Great Guinigi yendaba ende ehamba phambili eMkhosini we-Lucca e-Italy. Futhi ekugcineni, i-Expocómic yomsebenzi ongcono kakhulu we-Spanish kanye ne-National Comic Award. Uma ukuthandile lokhu okuthunyelwe futhi ufuna ukwazi okwengeziwe, sikumema ukuthi ufunde mayelana Ibhishi labacwile, inoveli ebuye iphathe ngezindikimba ezijulile nezithinta imizwa.
