
aarsa (kadambari)

daad mirror hii 1978 saalee marlis milhaizarne lihileli eka jadutona kalpanik kadambari aahe, jee anishchit kaal pravasabaddal aahe, jyat aspasht kaach asalelya dusht pracheen aarshacha samavesh aahe. prakashit jhalelya tichya chauda kadambyanpaiki hii milliserchi sarvat lokpriy kadambari hotee. colorado yetheel dagadatil aitihasik arnet-phulen gharacha ullekh pustakat 'gingerbread haus' chey pratik mhanoon karnyat aala aahe.
kathanak saransh.
shhey garretchi katha, 1978 (aanee vel-pravasadvare, 1900-1924)
1978 madhye, 20 varshiy shhey garrett tichya marek veerashi honanya lagnachi tayari karat aahe. tichi aaee, rachel (madden) garrett tichyashi lagnapurvi bolate, teela marek aavadat naslyamule baher padanyacha sallah dete. tiche vadil jairie teela sangatat qee tyane teela mohit karnara aarsa ughadala aahe aanee too tichya shayankakshat thewala aahe. shechya 98 varshiy aajichya kondyala vhilchearvar baithakgruhat aanale jaate-jevha tee jairie kaay mhanate teey aikate, tevha tee shechya mangatala pakadate aanee eka atishay aashcharyakarak aarsa uchcharate."
shaay tichya shayankakshat jaate aanee aarsa pahate, panja paay asalela eka pracheen, eka fatyane vighatit jhalela, aanee teela aathavate qee too fakt teela bhayanak asalyamule "mohit" karat asey. jevha shhey tichya lagnachya burkhyamadhye swatakade pahate, vichitra pratibimb pahoon hasate aanee kondyala kaay mhatale gele asey vicharte, tevha teela 'nahee' chee aashcharyachakit karnari vanee aikoo yete aanee ticha srot kond asalyache samajate-joou nantar 'corbyn' heey naav uchcharato jyanantar kholee firate aanee eka bhoval shhey pakadate.
shevati jevha shhey bhovatitun baher yete, tevha teela tyach kholeet swatahla disate (parantu purvichya aavruttit galiche aanee baseboard heteriveji mokalya majlyavaril aanee baseboards). brandy' sathee haak marnara aavaj aikoon tee 'kripaya fakt paanee' asey uttar dete aanee teela rachelsarkhi disanari stree paanee dete. ratrabhar teela kalate qee tichya aajiche naav 'brann' mhanje 'brandy'."dusya divashi, brandychya kutumbala aashcharyachakit karoon eka pyala dudh gheuun (jeey brandila aadhi aavadat navhate) tiche lagn corbyn strockshee hote. shhey aashcharyachakit hotoh tichya aaiche rashelche pahile naav madden aahe, strock nahee, aanee tichya aajichya lagnachya photomadhye teela ticha patee mhanoon eka soneri, mungya asalela manus disato-joou strocksarkha disat nahee. rastyalagatchya phototil tyaa vyaktila pahoon shayala aanakhi aashchary vatate.
sumare eka mahinyanantar, johnn mccabe maran pavala aahe asey shela aikoo yete; jevha tee gharee yete, tevha too tyachya muleela "tyala maaf qaraa" asey sangato."tyaa ratri, tichi punha ekada" "devanghevan" "hote aanee 1978 madhye tee swatahla eka mahamargachya bajula dagadajaval sapadate. kaay chalale aahe heey maheet nasalyane (aanee" "devanghevani" "pasoon kahee pramanat kamkuvat), shhey aashray shodhate; tee eka prakashit trailerkade khechat asatana, tee punha ekada kayamswarupi brandychya sharirat" "devanghevan" "hote".
shayachya 1978 chya marganmule ticha patee aanee tyachi aaee, thora keey, doghanshihi matbhed hotat. teela samajate qee rastyavaril manus pratyakshat lonn madden hota, joou hutchisoncha (shecha aajoba) julha bhau hota. maddam' shhee sampark sadhalyas, kadachit bail smith, shhey/brandy eka paisa vaparoon janm niyantranacha eka prakar karnyacha prayatna karoo shakatat, parantu jevha tee khaan apghatat corbinchya mrutyuchya thodya vel aadhi garbhadharana karate tevha heey ayashasvi hote. brandy eka muleela janm dete, jiche naav tee penny thevate-aanee jee tichya pahilya vadhadivsachya aadhi marate.
shhey/brandy akheris hachisanashi lagn karato aanee mulala janm deto. tee eksarkhi julee mule janmel assa andaj lavoon tee maddenna aashcharyachakit karate-aanee jevha tee tiche kaka remi aanee danne yanna janm dete tevha tyanna aanakhi aashchary vatate. pann tee nantar thora keey. laa sangate. "mea tyanna fakt kaka mhanoon olakhat hoto; jevha rachelcha janm hoil tevha mea kaay karen?".
rachel maddenchi katha, 1924-1958
brandy 44 varshanchi asatana (tiche bhau 13 varshanni mothe aahet) janmalelya rachel maddencha janm aanee sangopan madhyamvargiy aahe. 1931 madhye nairashyachya kalat, eka tolicha mulga tine vikat ghetaleli kahee candy magto aanee tee ekach baithakit khato. jevha tee mulachi tichya aishe olakh karoon dete, tevha brandy beshuddha padate, kaaran heey shayache vadil gerold aahet. brandy lavkarach jerichya gharee jaate aanee shechya dusya aajila bhetate, jee tichyapeksha nauu varshanni lahan aahe. jevha jairie brandila tyachi aajee christine pintorcha shodh ghenyas madat karnyas sangato, tevha brandy lavkarach yaa khuna shodhun kadhato qee christine dusra konee nasoon meey bail smith, maddam aahe.
jerishi lagn kelyanantar, rachel lekhak honyacha nirnay ghete aanee atyant vyast asate aanee teela garbhadharana karnyatahi adchan yete. jevha tee tichya aaeela vicharte, tevha brandy teela 1958 madhye teela eka mool hoil (aanee jaast vel milanar nahee) asey sangate. eke divashi jevha rachel gharee yete, tevha teela jaminivar padaleli gudghyachi kombadi pahoon aashchary vatate aanee brandine tyachya chhativar mukka marla aanee mhanate, "mea heey kartana pahile aahe; mallah heey houn barach kaal jhaala aahe"; shevati rugnavahika aalyavar, gudghyala mrut ghoshit kele jaate. brandy antyavidhila upasthit rahat nahee, asey mhanat qee antyavidhi teela 'gulabi granite' chee aathvan karoon detat joou agadi hachchya kabaricha rung aahe.
ratchellne garbhadharana kelee aahe heey paradeshatoon aikoon brandy mothya pramanavar pravas karoo lagate. mool yenyachya aadalya divashi, brandy dagadat gharee yete aanee aarshasamor tee '78 varshanpasun khoop weddy aahe' asey vicharoon thampane poj dete-- mug tyach kshani aarshala eka motha darada hoto tevha teela stroke yeto.
brandy mccabechi katha, 1900 (1978 paryantcha pravas)
1900 madhye, 20 varshiy brandy mccabe tiche shrimant vadil johnn yanchyashi tine kuroop pracheen aarshat pahilelya darshanambaddal vaad ghalate, jyavar tiche vadil tharavatat qee teela 'eka manus' havah aahe...aanee baalam "-- aanee khaan kamgar corbyn strockshee tichya lagnachi vyavastha karate. lagnapurvi, brandy chaukatit jaate aanee tichya prachchhadit pratimekade white najarene pahate. chaukatichi farka, eka bhoval brandy pakadate aanee tee tichya shayankakshat (aata purvipeksha vegalya aadharpatasah galicha ghataleli) barah hote, yaa prakriyet burkha kadhoon tichya bajula asalelya eka vruddha mahilecha mrutdeh tichyakade pahato. teela kahee brandy dilee jaate (tine tee magitali aahe yaa chukichya bhavnene) aanee nantar ratrabhar zopate.
tichya aajichya antyasanskaramule tasech aaghatamule shayvar parinam jhaala aahe yaa rachelchya vishvasamule marekashi shayacha vivah radd keela jaato.sumare eka mahinyanantar, brandy (shechya sharirat) garbhavati asalyache aadhalun yete; doctor garbhpat karanyachi shifaras karatat, jee brandisathi eka bhitidayak kalpana aahe jee gharatoon paloon jaate. tichya dhavnyachya darmyan, tichya junya shayankakshat jaage houn, tichi sheshi kahee kalasathi "punha devanghevan" kelee jaate (parantu tyanantar thodyach velat punha "devanghevan" kelee jaate aanee tee swatahla trailerchya aat shechya sharirat sapadate, jyala encel seent navachya eka vruddha vyaktine madat kelee. johnn).
tyaa mhatanyachi natoo lotty (jine shhey garretchya uddanabaddal aikale aahe) ekada tyala bhetate aanee samajik sevanna shhey/brandychi takrar karanyachi dhamki dete. brandila julya mule aahet, jyanna tee tichya swatachya done bhavanvarun elton aanee joshua asey naav dete (joshua agadi lahan vayatach maran pavala, eltonne kadhihi lagn kele nahee kinwa tyache kutumb navhate). elton samalingi hota aanee johnn mccabe yachya malkichi watter streetvaril veshyagruhe yasah tichya kutumbabaddalachya tyaa mhatanyachya kahee katha aikoon teela aashchary vatate.
jule sumare chaar mahinyanche jhalyavar lotty aghoshit bheticha prayatna karate aanee kapadyachya nappy dhutalya aanee brandine sukavanyasathi tanglya gelyane, lagech garretla phone karato.
darmyan, garretchya gharat choree jhaali aahe aanee choranni dusht aarsa chorala aahe. ratchell brandychya diarycha abhyas karate, tichya aaichya hastalekhan aanee tichya mulichya hastalikhitatil eka majboot samya lakshat yete, joparyant tee 1921 chya nondikade yet nahee, jyat mhatale aahe qee "mallah mahit nahee qee tumhi shhey garrett kase hatalal...", jyavar shevati teela shhey aanee brandychya anichha vel-pravasabaddal kalate. jevha tee remi aanee danla diary ughad karate, tevha shevati tyaa tighanna samajate qee tyanchi aaee 'velepeksha khoop pudhe' qaa disate (tine floss karnyasathi tyancha dhaga vaparnyacha aagrah dharala hota aanee rashella tichya vadilanvar hriday-masaj karnyacha chukicha prayatna aathavato). darmyan, marekla brandishee lagn karayache aahe, jaree too victoriansobat kassa jagel yachee tyala khatri nasali taree (hii sandnya brandila vichitra vatate, jaree tee tantrikdrushtya achook asali taree).