José Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Harcourt,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[1998]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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294 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Originally published in English: London : Harvill Press, 1997.
Text of Note
Translated from: Ensaio sobre a cegueira : romance. Lisboa : Caminho, c1995.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An epidemic of blindness strikes a city and the result is chaos, the government issuing shoot-to-kill orders. Much of the action is seen through the eyes of a woman who claims to be blind so she won't be separated from her husband. A look at how people behave under stress. By the author of The History of the Siege of Lisbon.