![]() ![]() ![]() OL27420W Page_number_confidence 96.73 Pages 552 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200907090754 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 734 Scandate 20200901043604 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780786218349 Tts_version 4. Saramago’s dystopic vision is that scrutiny is non-existent. If Orwell’s 1984 was the horror of the panopticon, of always being watched, then Blindness is the opposite. What follows is a riveting portrayal of the best and worst of human nature. Urn:lcp:blindness0000sara:lcpdf:9f261618-2a95-4c55-909f-a46803a5b97f One moment a man waits in his car at the traffic lights, the next his world has dissolved to white. ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:02:23 Associated-names Pontiero, Giovanni Boxid IA1924018 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]()
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