When one man suddenly goes blind, no one can quite explain what happened. When it spreads to the ophthalmologist who examined him, and then to other people they both were in contact with, it becomes clear that it is a highly infectious disease. As there is neither an explanation nor any treatment available, the afflicted are locked into an abandoned mental hospital where they mostly have to fend for themselves. There are many books in which the breakdown of civilization in difficult circumstances is examined, […]
“If we cannot live entirely like human beings, at least let us do everything in our power not to live entirely like animals.”
Blindness by José Saramago



