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Blindness

1995 novel by José Saramago
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Blindness
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14 properties
Instance of
literary work
Award received
Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira[3]
Author
José Saramago[2]
Genre
social science fiction, science fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, dystopian fiction[4][5][6][7]
Language of work or name
Portuguese[10]
Publication date
1995[12]
Follows
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ[8]
Followed by
Seeing[9]
Country of origin
Portugal[11]
Derivative work
Blindness[18]
Form of creative work
novel[19]
Has version, edition or translation
Ensaio sobre a cegueira, L'Aveuglement, Blindness[14][15][16]
Title
Ensayo sobre a ceguera[17]
Translator
Giovanni Pontiero[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Blindness ar العمى cs Ensaio sobre a cegueira da En fortælling om blindhed de Die Stadt der Blinden de Ensaio sobre a cegueira el Περί τυφλότητος (μυθιστόρημα) es Ensayo sobre la ceguera fa کوری fi Kertomus sokeudesta fr L'Aveuglement he על העיוורון hu Vakság id Blindness (novel) it Cecità ja 白の闇 ko 눈먼 자들의 도시 ko 눈 먼 자들의 도시 nl De stad der blinden nl Ensaio sobre a cegueira
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
204616818
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16759451d
BookBrainz work ID
43afd194-72b7-49cb-89d8-5e0eb5655b83
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
38UGT6
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
486678
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Blindness-by-Saramago
FantLab work ID
102495
Freebase ID
/m/03n802
Goodreads work ID
3213039
ISFDB title ID
1372061
Internet Archive ID
ensayosobrelaceg00joss_0
LibraryThing work ID
3773276
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NNL item ID
002072970
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
3882854136
Open Library ID
OL7922586W
TV Tropes ID
Literature/Blindness
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
1069865

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Genre 3
science fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, social science fiction
Author 1
José Saramago
Country of origin 1
Portugal
Created notable works 1
José Saramago
Followed by 1
Seeing
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Seeing
Follows 1
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Form of creative work 1
novel
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
Portuguese
Preceded by (successor) 1
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
← Based on 1
Blindness
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Summary

Blindness is a literary work[1].

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What awards did Blindness receive?

Honors received include Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira[3].

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  11. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 29d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz work ID → 43afd194-72b7-49cb-89d8-5e0eb5655b83
    "Created claim: BookBrainz work ID: 43afd194-72b7-49cb-89d8-5e0eb5655b83, batch #290269"
  2. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Blindness
    "Created claim: Derivative work: Blindness, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790009745811"
  3. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 38UGT6
    VIAF cluster ID → 204616818
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  4. 26w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Seeing
    Form of creative work → novel
    Has version, edition or translation → Ensaio sobre a cegueira, L'Aveuglement, Blindness
    Award received → Premio Arcebispo Xoán de San Clemente de novela estranxeira
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: Added ur:بلائنڈنیس (ناول)"
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