Blindness

José Saramago

Aug 2013 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

A stunningly powerful novel of humanity's will to survive against all odds during an epidemic by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
An International Bestseller  • "This is a shattering work by a literary master.”—Boston Globe
 A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and raping women. 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—through the barren streets, and the procession becomes as uncanny as the surroundings are harrowing. A magnificent parable of loss and disorientation, Blindness has swept the reading public with its powerful portrayal of our worst appetites and weaknesses—and humanity's ultimately exhilarating spirit.
"This is a an important book, one that is unafraid to face all of the horror of the century."—Washington Post

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year

Ratings and reviews

This book is not only a great read, but an important one as well. There are a lot of lessons to be learned; questions on morality and human nature take a lead role. If you can overlook the unique and often hard to read style, the importance will bleed through.

I read this book in Spanish. It is a really important and strong book. It talks about the goodness and evilness of humans. How far people can go with their love, kidness and how far people can go with their darkest side, both situations are when they try to survive.

This book was excellent, this made me reflect on on what I have and what I should appreciate more every day. Sight is a gift that goes unnoticed until is needed, like in a dark night where the moon does not rise and the sky does not shine with stars. Must read for everyone in for drama, not for the weak hearted.

About the author

JOSÉ SARAMAGO (1922–2010) was the author of many novels, among them Blindness, All the Names, Baltasar and Blimunda, and The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.