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A city is hit by a sudden and strange epidemic of "white blindness", which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there social conventions quickly crumble and the struggle for survival brings out the worst in people.

There is one eyewitness to this nightmare who guides seven strangers -among them a boy with no mother, a girl with dark glasses, a dog of tears - out of their prison and through the barren streets, and the procession becomes as uncanny as the surroundings are harrowing.

A magnificent parable of loss and disorientation and a vivid evocation of the horrors of the 20th century, by Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago, Blindness has swept the masses with its powerful portrayal of man's worst appetites and weaknesses - and man's ultimately exhilarating spirit.

English translation by Juan Sager.

©1997 Juan Sager (English translation); 1995 Jose Saramago and Editorial Caminho (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America Crime Fiction Dystopian Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Medical Psychological Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Scary Exciting Crime Heartfelt
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It was an OK story, being bought up by a blind father I feel I am quite knowledgeable about this disability. This is just a story and for that it held my attention, just . Close your eyes, shut off you senses and don't try and apply logic or reality to this, and it's mildly entertaining. I generally listen to my audio books more than once, that won't be the case with this one.

Easier to follow than a guide dog

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I first started this book last year and it felt too surreal so put it down. When the Covid quarantine started, it no longer felt surreal so decided to finish it. What a delight! So much metaphor and insight into human nature. I never felt like collecting quotes until this book. Beautiful, highly recommended!

Great book!

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This book was riveting. You could almost live the experiences as you go through the story. It's potential closeness to being a real situation and how human nature would respond makes you wonder and feel pain and sympathy all the way through. A very immersing book.

Human inhumanity

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The plot was excellent and the descriptions thorough. The narrator did a wonderful job and presumably the translator too.

A good story, beautifully told

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When in crisis and the collapse of social order…. Say hello to your inhumane side :(

A bit of Kafka and a bit of Camus

Saramago and a bit of Kafka and Camus

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