Blindness – José Saramago

"I don't think we did go blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but do not see."

A city is hit by an epidemic of 'white blindness' that spares no one. The government quarantines the blind in an abandoned asylum, where social order quickly crumbles into chaos, filth, and brutality. A small group, led by the Doctor's Wife—the only person who can still see—struggles to survive and retain their humanity in a world gone dark.

José Saramago's allegorical novel is a terrifying and gripping examination of the fragility of civilization. It strips away the structures of society to reveal the savage instincts that lie beneath, but also the enduring power of compassion and solidarity.