Blindness by José Saramago
In this dystopian novel, an unexplained epidemic of "white blindness" sweeps through an unnamed city, causing chaos and panic. The government responds by quarantining the afflicted in an abandoned mental hospital, where conditions quickly deteriorate into violence and squalor. Amid the despair, one woman mysteriously retains her sight and guides a small band of the blind, including her husband, through the harrowing ordeal. The novel explores themes of loss, human nature, and the fragility of civilization.
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- Published
- 1995
- Nationality
- Portuguese
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 300-400
- Original Language
- Portuguese
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(4.1)
- Alternate Titles
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- Cecità
- De Stad Der Blinden
- De stad der blinden
- Die Stadt Der Blinden
- Die Stadt der Blinden
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This book is on the following 14 lists:
- 12th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 14th on PEOPLE Picks the Best Books From the 1990s (PEOPLE Magazine)
- 31st on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 87th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 88th on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 141st on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 25 Books to Read Before You Die: World Edition (Powell's Books)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The 100 Novels You Must Read in Your Lifetime (Esquire)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)