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Blindness

by Giovanni Pontiero, José Saramago
$8.90
Blindness
Blindness

Harrowing journey through epidemic-induced sightlessness.

"Blindness" is a thought-provoking dive into the resilience and dark corners of human nature. Just imagine the world you know becoming utterly unrecognizable and frightening, where society's fabric tears apart and you're left with a raw struggle for survival. Saramago doesn't just tell a story; he immerses you in an experience that challenges your perceptions of morality and compassion. This isn't just a book, it's a perspective-altering journey.

  • Premio San Clemente for Lingua estranxeira (1999)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Blindness

by Giovanni Pontiero, José Saramago
$8.90
ISBN: 9780156007757
Authors: Giovanni Pontiero, José Saramago
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Date of Publication: 2022-08-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Horror, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Classics, Dystopia, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.17
(rated by 285354 readers)

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Description

No food, no water, no government, no obligation, no order. Discover a chillingly powerful and prescient dystopian vision from one of Europe's greatest writers. A driver waiting at the traffic lights goes blind. An ophthalmologist tries to diagnose his distinctive white blindness, but is affected before he can read the textbooks. It becomes a contagion, spreading throughout the city. Trying to stem the epidemic, the authorities herd the afflicted into a mental asylum where the wards are terrorised by blind thugs. And when fire destroys the asylum, the inmates burst forth and the last links with a supposedly civilised society are snapped. This is not anarchy, this is blindness. ‘Saramago repeatedly undertakes to unite the pressing demands of the present with an unfolding vision of the future. This is his most apocalyptic, and most optimistic, version of that project yet’ Independent
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*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

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This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

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Harrowing journey through epidemic-induced sightlessness.

"Blindness" is a thought-provoking dive into the resilience and dark corners of human nature. Just imagine the world you know becoming utterly unrecognizable and frightening, where society's fabric tears apart and you're left with a raw struggle for survival. Saramago doesn't just tell a story; he immerses you in an experience that challenges your perceptions of morality and compassion. This isn't just a book, it's a perspective-altering journey.

  • Premio San Clemente for Lingua estranxeira (1999)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.