When he was young, he tried a range of different jobs, working first as journalist before moving on to being a translator. José Saramago was a Portuguese writer who was born in 1922. It was even adapted for cinema in 2007 and, some time before his death, Saramago gave the German composer Anno Schreier the right to make the novel into an opera. The victims are forced into quarantine, where they are steadily dehumanized.īlindness is one of Saramago's most famous novels. It tells the story of a blindness epidemic which unexpectedly hits a crowded, cosmopolitan city. The blindness epidemic: a metaphor, but for what?īlindness was first published in 1995 and translated into English in 1998. This clear and detailed 26-page reading guide is structured as follows: The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including dehumanization and confinement. 9782806279545 27 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Blindness by José Saramago.
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