"Blindness" is a stunning parable of loss and disorientation in the modern world, of man's will to survive against all odds.

"...Like most people, he had often played as a child at pretending to be blind, and, after keeping his eyes closed for five minutes, he had reached the conclusion that blindness undoubtedly a terrible affliction, might still be relatively bearable if the unfortunate victim had retained sufficient memory, not just of the colours, but also of forms and planes, surfaces and shapes ... (p.6)

A must read.

I have given this book to my brother, Pablo Gilberto.