Sci-Fi & Speculative
by José Saramago
An unexplained epidemic of white blindness engulfs an unnamed city, and authorities quarantine the afflicted in a mental hospital where humanity quickly unravels. Saramago traces seven strangers—and one sighted woman—through violence, degradation, and the struggle to preserve dignity in collapse. Written in his signature unbroken prose, the novel is an allegory of savagery, compassion, and the fragility of social order.
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