Blindness

In this novel, José Saramago narrates the story of an unexplained mass epidemic of 'white blindness' that suddenly and inexplicably afflicts nearly everyone in an unnamed city.

The government responds by quarantining the blind in an abandoned mental asylum, where social order quickly deteriorates.

The narrative follows a small group of characters, including the 'doctor's wife,' who is the only person to retain her sight.

She guides her group through the harrowing conditions within the asylum and later in the city, as they struggle to survive and maintain some semblance of humanity.

The novel explores themes of social decay, morality, and the resilience of human spirit in the face of catastrophic adversity.