Blindness
“Blindness” by José Saramago is a thought-provoking work published by Harcourt, Incorporated in 2008. This edition spans 334 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in a city struck by an epidemic of “white blindness,” affecting all its inhabitants. As authorities quarantine the blind in a deserted mental hospital, chaos ensues, revealing the darker aspects of human nature amidst the struggle for survival.
Readers will encounter a harrowing tale as one sighted woman guides a group of the afflicted through the desolate streets, including a boy without a mother and a girl wearing dark glasses. The story explores themes of loss and resilience, reflecting on the psychological impacts of the epidemic. Saramago’s narrative serves as a modern parable, drawing parallels to historical plagues while delving into the complexities of human behavior in times of crisis.
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From Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss
A city is hit by an epidemic of “white blindness” that spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and assaulting women. There is one eyewitness to this nightmare who guides her charges–among them a boy with no mother, a girl with dark glasses, a dog of tears–through the barren streets, and their procession becomes as uncanny as the surroundings are harrowing. As “Blindness” reclaims the age-old story of a plague, it evokes the vivid and trembling horrors of the twentieth century, leaving readers with a powerful vision of the human spirit that’s bound both by weakness and exhilarating strength.
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