Zahei Orbul by Vasile Voiculescu

An aging peasant who has gone blind sets out on a harsh pilgrimage across the countryside, clinging to the hope of a cure and aided at times by a compassionate child. As he endures hunger, cruelty, and superstition, his quest for physical sight turns into a journey toward inner clarity, faith, and dignity. Blending rural realism with folk motifs and Christian mysticism, the narrative portrays suffering gradually transfigured into spiritual illumination.