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Loading... Blindness (Harvest Book) (original 1995; edition 1999)by Jose Saramago (Author), Giovanni Pontiero (Translator)
Work InformationBlindness by José Saramago (1995)
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Stad der blinden wauw!, Stad der zienden 1 sterretje minder. ( ) One of my favorite books, and I don't tired of recommending it. I have seen it described as brutal, as hard to read and I have to say that might be true as the book asks "How far would a person go, when there's no one around to watch? When there's nobody to judge?" And it delivers. But this book is as hard as gratifying. This, along with Seeing, are two of this author's best works. this was a really good book with many dark and depressing moments.there is not much of an explanation on how the blindness happens but i feel like that is what makes it more scary with the fear of the unknown. the characters are pretty good but the fact that they dont have names is a little weird but but you still remember them even without the name wish says a lot. the sad moments between characters were very well written as well. overall a very good story that i would recommend if your in the mood for some dark content. Belongs to SeriesBlindness (1) Belongs to Publisher SeriesAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: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. No library descriptions found. |
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