Blindness

A novel by the Portuguese Nobel laureate José Saramago. In an unnamed city a man suddenly goes blind, and the strange condition spreads from person to person until order begins to collapse. Following a small group trying to survive together, Saramago asks what remains of decency and solidarity when everything familiar falls away. A gripping, sometimes harsh and deeply humane book. The text is in Persian (Farsi/Dari).

Author: José Saramago

Translator: جلیل ارباب

Persian title: کوری

Bought from a Kabul bookshop and hand-delivered — the recipient inspects it at the door before accepting. The edition and cover may differ from the photo.