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Blindness

José Saramago

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Publication
1995
Original title
Ensaio sobre a Cegueira
Translated by
Giovanni Pontiero

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Original title: Ensaio sobre a Cegueira. Translated in English in 1997.

A city is hit by an epidemic of sudden blindness. The authorities segregate the newly-blind and all who have come into contact with them. It is not long before the criminal element take over, the compound is set on fire and the blind escape – only to find a deserted, looted city.

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José Saramago

José Saramago (1922–2010) was a Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, playwright and journalist. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the human factor rather than the officially sanctioned story. Saramago was awarded the Nobel Prize…

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