Literary · Dystopian
Blindness
When a sudden epidemic of white blindness strikes a city, a small group of the afflicted, led by a doctor's wife who can still see, struggle to survive in a quarantine ward.
Facts last checked 2026-10-17
- First published
- 1995
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 328
- Format
- Book 1 of 2 in Blindness
Read this if you can handle a bleak, allegorical novel about society breaking down.
Skip this if you dislike unconventional punctuation or graphic suffering.
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Quick answers about Blindness
- What is Blindness about?
- When a sudden epidemic of white blindness strikes a city, a small group of the afflicted, led by a doctor's wife who can still see, struggle to survive in a quarantine ward.
- Who should read Blindness?
- Read it if you can handle a bleak, allegorical novel about society breaking down. Skip it if you dislike unconventional punctuation or graphic suffering.
- How long and how fast is Blindness?
- It is a medium-paced, medium read of about 328 pages, first published in 1995.
- Does Blindness have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Sexual assault, Death.
- Can I borrow Blindness for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Blindness; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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