The Spook's Apprentice

***Littafin The Spook's Apprentice***, wanda aka buga a matsayin ***The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch*** in the United States, wani labari ne na yara na tatsuniyoyi masu duhu na 2004 na Joseph Delaney . Labarin The Bodley Head da Red Fox ne suka buga shi a Burtaniya, da kuma Greenwillow Books a Amurka. Wannan shine labari na farko a cikin jerin *littattafan* *The Wardstone Chronicles* . Littafin ya sayar da kwafi sama da miliyan 3 kuma ya lashe kyautar Sefton Book Award, Hampshire Book Award da Prix Plaisirs de Lire. An daidaita shi zuwa wasu hanyoyin sadarwa daban-daban, ciki har da rubutun wasan kwaikwayo, fim mai taken *Seventh Son*, da kuma wani labari mai zane na Faransa.

Wannan fili ya ta'allaka ne akan wani yaro ɗan gona mai shekaru 12 mai suna Thomas "Tom" Ward wanda ke zaune a ƙauyen Gundumar, wanda ya samo asali daga gundumar Lancashire ta Ingila. Ganin cewa Tom shine ɗa na bakwai ga ɗa na bakwai, yana iya ganin abubuwan da wasu ba za su iya gani ba, kamar fatalwowi, abubuwan ban mamaki, aljanu, da sauran halittu masu ban mamaki .

## Labari
Thomas "Tom" Ward ya rayu duk rayuwarsa a Gundumar, bisa ga yankin Lancashire na Ingila. Domin shi ne ɗa na bakwai ga ɗa na bakwai kuma don haka yana da ikon ganin fatalwowi da yaƙi da wasu halittu masu ban mamaki, iyayensa sun horar da shi ga Spook, wani mutum mai lulluɓe da aka sani da John Gregory (saboda 'ya'ya maza na bakwai ne kawai ke da ƙwarewar da aka ambata a sama, duk masu sihiri 'ya'ya maza na bakwai ne ga 'ya'ya maza na bakwai). Mahaifiyar Tom, wacce ake kira Mam, ta aika wa Spook wasiƙa jim kaɗan bayan haihuwar Tom tana sanar da shi matsayinsa na ɗa na bakwai ga ɗa na bakwai kuma tana alƙawarin cewa Tom zai zama "mafi kyawun almajiri [Spook zai taɓa samu, wanda zai] zama na ƙarshe." Spook yana yawo a Gundumar yana yaƙi da halittu masu wahala kamar boggarts, fatalwowi, aljanu, da mayu ga mutanen da ke buƙatar waɗannan abubuwa. Tom zai koyi yadda Spook ke yaƙi da Duhu, don wata rana ya zama Spook shi ma.

Mai waƙar ya gaya wa Tom cewa yawancin sauran ɗaliban da ya koya sun gaza saboda tsoro, rashin biyayya, ko kuma mutuwar da ba ta yi ba. An bayyana cewa ɗaya daga cikin mamacin shine Billy Bradley, wanda aka ciji yatsansa kuma ya mutu sakamakon zubar jini yayin da yake yaƙi da wani mai waƙar yatsu mai haɗari. Tom yana zaune a gidan Spook a Chipenden. Wannan gidan yana da kariya daga baƙi da ba a so ta hannun wani mai waƙar ya yi kwangila da shi. Kwantiragin ya bayyana cewa muddin rufin yana tsaye, mai waƙar ya kamata ya tsare gidan kuma ya kashe masu kutse (da kuma dafa abinci da tsaftacewa ga Spook da ɗaliban da ya koya). Yana kashe duk wani baƙi da Spook bai gayyace shi ba (kamar ɗaliban da ya koya), kuma kamar yadda irin waɗannan abokan ciniki za su iya jira a waje kuma su faɗakar da Spook ta hanyar tsarin kararrawa. Ana yi wa mai waƙar alƙawarin jinin halittu a cikin gida bayan duhu, da kuma duk wani halitta mai maƙiya na duhu.

An aika Tom a aiki don ɗaukar abinci don gidan (yayin da mai farautar ke kashe baƙi, ana samar da kayan abinci ta hanyar sa wani ya je wurin mai sayar da kayan abinci na gari). An yi masa gargaɗi mai tsauri daga Spook: kada ya yi magana da mata sanye da takalma masu kaifi, wani abu da ke nuna mayu, waɗanda masu ban tsoro ke adawa da su. A kan hanyarsa ta komawa gida, wasu samari 'yan shekara ɗaya da Tom sun yi barazanar dukansa sai dai idan ya ba su abinci. Tom ya ƙi kuma yaran suna gab da dukansa sai kwatsam wata yarinya sanye da takalma masu kaifi ta bayyana ta tsorata su ta hanyar gaya musu cewa wani mutum ya dawo. Sunan yarinyar mai ban mamaki shine Alice Deane, kuma ita 'yar'uwa ce ga wasu mayu mafi haɗari a gundumar: Mother Malkin da Bony Lizzie. Su biyun mayu ne masu ƙarfi a Pendle, gari mai kyau ga amfani da sihiri mai duhu, kuma 'yan kabilar Malkin ne, ɗaya daga cikin kabilu uku na mayu na Pendle tare da Deanes da Mouldheels (mahaifin Alice ana tsammanin Deane ne kuma mahaifiyarta Bony Lizzie, don haka sunanta na ƙarshe ya kasance Deane duk da amincin Malkin/membanta).

Alice ta yaudari Tom ya ba wa Uwa Malkin kek, wanda bai san yana ɗauke da jini ba, wani mayya mai ƙarfi Gregory ya daure a gonarsa. Jinin ya ba Malkin damar tserewa, wanda hakan ya cika wani ɓangare na shirin Lizzie, wanda kuma ya buƙaci a kashe Gregory. Lizzie, mayya mai ƙashi, tana aiki tare da wanda ake zargin 'yar uwarta ce kuma ɗalibar maita mai son yin sihiri Alice, wadda take cin zarafinta, da kuma Tusk, wata babbar mai iko mai girman kai (zuriyar haɗin kai tsakanin mayya ɗan adam da shaidan, wanda aka kira a cikin jerin Fiend).

Ba ta gamsu da muguntar danginta da sauran mayu na Pendle ba, Alice ta yi kawance da Tom, wanda ta yi abota da shi. Duk da haka, Gregory ya ci gaba da rashin amincewa da mayuyar kuma ƙa'idodinsa sun sa shi cikin adawa da amfani da sihiri mai duhu, wanda Alice har yanzu ke shiga ciki.

Gregory ya kashe Tusk a yaƙi ta hanyar daba masa wuka a goshinsa. Tom ya sami nasarar "kashe" Malkin a wani lokaci ta hanyar haɗa sandar itacen rowan, ruwan azurfa na ma'aikatan, da kuma wani kogi mai zafi. Itacen Rowan, azurfa, da ruwan da ke gudana duk suna da matuƙar haɗari ga mayu. Duk da haka, a matsayinsa na mayya mai ƙarfi, Malkin yana iya rayuwa a matsayin mayya matacce, yana shiga cikin kawunan mutane don ya sarrafa su. Spook ya shawarci Tom cewa za a iya kashe mayya ne kawai a aika ta zuwa Duhu (rayuwar bayan mutuwa ga halittun Duhu da kuma mutane masu mugunta kamar Jahannama ) ta hanyoyi biyu: ko dai mutum ya ci zuciyar mayya, ko kuma dole ne mutum ya ƙone jikin mayya.

Littafin ya ƙare yayin da gawar Malkin ta bi Tom zuwa gonar iyalinsa. Ya raunana ta sosai da gishiri da ƙarfe, yana da tasiri sosai ga mayu da sauran halittun Duhu, kuma ta gudu zuwa cikin rumfar alade. Aladu suka cinye Malkin gaba ɗaya don haka suka tafi Duhu. Ward yana da matsayi mai ƙarfi a matsayin ɗalibi na Gregory, tare da Alice a matsayin abokiyar Spook da ta yarda da shi.

## Haruffa

* Thomas Jason "Tom" Ward: Ɗalibi ne ga John Gregory kuma ɗa na bakwai ga ɗa na bakwai.
* John Gregory: Babban mai ba da shawara ga Gundumar wanda ke ba da shawara ga Tom. A da, firist ne kuma ɗa ne na bakwai ga ɗa na bakwai.
* Alice Deane: Mayya matashiya da ke abota da Tom.
* Bony Lizzie: Mayya mai mugunta, tsohuwar malamar Alice, da kuma goggonta. Tana yin sihirin ƙashi.
* Uwa Malkin: Goggon Bony Lizzie kuma mayya mai mugunta wacce Spook ya ɗaure a cikin rami.
* Tusk: Ɗan mutum mai ban tsoro na Uwar Malkin.
* Mama: Mahaifiyar Tom mai ban mamaki wadda da alama tana da ikon duba makomar.
* John Ward: Mahaifin Tom, manomi ne, kuma tsohon ma'aikacin jirgin ruwa.
* Jack Ward: Babban ɗan'uwan Tom, wanda ya gaji gonar, sai dai ɗaki ɗaya da aka yi wa Tom.
* James Ward: Ɗan'uwan Tom na biyu mafi girma, maƙeri ta hanyar sana'a.
* Ellie Ward: Matar Jack.
* Mary Ward: Ƙaramar 'yar Ellie da Jack.
* Uba Gregory: Ɗan'uwan The Spook. Ba su yi magana da juna ba tsawon sama da shekaru arba'in.

## Ci gaba
A shekarar 1983, bayan ya ƙaura zuwa ƙauyen Stalmine, Joseph Delaney ya ci karo da labaran tarihi na wani firist da ya gano a can, wani bayani da ya rubuta da kyau. Daga baya wannan binciken ya zama abin ƙarfafa littafin. 

Da farko Delaney ya rubuta a ƙarƙashin sunan JK Haderack.  Saboda ƙoƙarinsa na samun karbuwa a cikin almarar kimiyya da littattafan tatsuniya da aka yi niyya ga manya, wakilinsa ya ba da shawarar bincika rubutu ga matasa masu sauraro, daidai da buƙatun mawallafin yara.  Domin cika sharuɗɗan mawallafin, Delaney ya sake duba wani labari da ya ƙirƙira a 1993, wanda ya samo wahayi daga labarin Stalmine da tatsuniyar Lancashire, tarihi da labarin ƙasa .  Bugu da ƙari, ya haɗa abubuwa daga tunaninsa na yarinta da gogewarsa. 

## Bugawa
A shekara ta 2004, Delaney ya buga littafin a Burtaniya a matsayin *The Spook's Apprentice*, a ƙarƙashin sunansa na ainihi. The Bodley Head ne ya buga bugun mai tauri, tare da zane-zane na David Wyatt.  An buga sigar littafin sauti, wanda Jamie Glover ya ba da labarinsa, ta Random House Audio .  A shekara mai zuwa, Red Fox ta buga bugu na takarda  kuma an buga sigar Amurka mai taken *The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch*, Greenwillow Books, tare da zane-zane na Patrick Arrasmith. 

## Liyafar maraba
An sayar da kwafi sama da miliyan 3 *na The Spook's Apprentice* .  Shi ne wanda ya lashe kyautar Sefton Book Award, Hampshire Book Award da Prix Plaisirs de Lire;  an zaɓe shi don kyautar Littafin Shekara ta Lancashire . 

Wani sharhi da aka yi a cikin *[[The Guardian|jaridar The Guardian]]* ya bai wa littafin maki tara cikin goma, yana mai cewa duk da matsalolin da ake fuskanta a wasu lokutan, labarinsa mai cike da abubuwan ban mamaki da kuma abubuwan ban mamaki na musamman kamar boggarts sun sa ya zama abin karantawa mai kayatarwa ga shekaru goma zuwa sama.  Sharhin Littafin Fantasy ya ba littafin "cikakke" goma cikin goma, yana mai tabbatar da cewa bayanin Delaney da halayensa masu kyau sun haifar da yanayi mai ban sha'awa amma mai jan hankali, wanda hakan ya sa ya zama dole ga matasa masu neman abubuwan ban sha'awa na tatsuniyoyi. 

Lawrence Downes, wanda yake rubutu a *[[New York Times|jaridar The New York Times]]*, ya bayyana cewa labarin Delaney yana gina shakku ta hanyar abubuwan ban tsoro da zane-zane masu ban mamaki, amma dogaro da labarin akan bayanin lokaci-lokaci yana rage karfin sihirinsa. 

## Daidaitawa
A shekarar 2014, Stephen Delaney, ɗan Joseph Delaney, ya buga wani sabon littafin da aka fassara a matsayin *The Spook's Apprentice - Play Edition*, mai shafuka 160, wanda ya haɗa kai da mahaifinsa don samar da rubutun. 

A wannan shekarar, an fitar da wani fim na littafin mai suna *Seventh Son*, wanda aka yi wa lakabi da Seventh Son, ta hannun Legendary Pictures . Sergey Bodrov ne ya ba da umarni, kuma Ben Barnes ya taka rawar Tom Ward, Jeff Bridges shi ne Spook, Julianne Moore ita ce Mother Malkin, Alicia Vikander ita ce Alice Deane, Kit Harington ita ce Billy Bradley, Djimon Hounsou ita ce Radu (wani hali na asali), kuma Antje Traue ita ce Bony Lizzie. 

A shekarar 2023, an fitar da wani sabon littafin zane na Faransa mai suna *L'Épouvanteur, Tome 1: L'Apprenti épouvanteur* . Pierre Oertel ne ya rubuta shi kuma Benjamin Bachelor ne ya zana shi. 

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