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Blindness

by José Saramago

translated by Giovanni Pontiero

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Originally published as «Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira» (Portuguese)

A chilling novel of a mysterious epidemic and a society's disintegration. What is it that makes man a social animal and where is the thin line between civilization and barbarity?

First published 1995312 pages
869.342
Category
Literature
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
4
Editions known
40
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
869.342869.37
Library of Congress (LCC)
PQ9281.A66E6813 1998PQ9281.A66E6813 1999PQ9281.A66 E6818 2001PQ9281.A66E6813 1997
Subjects
AllegoriesBlindBlind in literatureBlindnessDisease OutbreaksDystopianEpidemicsFictionLarge type booksLiterary FictionModern LiteratureNovela
This edition
ISBN 0151002517EnglishFirst-edition ISBN: 9788571644953
DATE DUE
First published1995
StatusREAD
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