ESSAY ON THE COLOR WHITE (1ª parte)

“I think we are all blind. We are blind who can see, but they don't look."The one we have just reproduced is one of the most representative phrases of the author José Saramago and the one that best shows the purpose of his works.". As this month the Portuguese narrator will be the protagonist in the Can Ventosa Library, We are going to dedicate two articles to him in which we will bring our readers closer to both his figure and his work.

This first part will summarize his books Essay on blindness y Essay on lucidity, that take the form of allegories that explain the writer's personal vision of the world. Then, The second section will discuss its meaning and, especially, the role that white plays in both.

The Portuguese received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998

Essay on blindness It is a work of environment, whose appeal lies more in the explanations of the distressing situations than in the narration itself. The book tells of the appearance of an epidemic of white blindness unleashed in an unnamed city. Quickly, All the inhabitants become infected and a group of characters begins the fight for survival in the midst of the chaos caused by the inaction of the authorities..

Meanwhile, Essay on lucidity follow the opposite scheme: Actions carry more weight than descriptions. the history It begins when the electorate of that same city, already recovered, vote blank massively. Then, The government abandons the town and fights the alleged conspiracy that has caused the “new white blindness” while the citizens organize the functioning of the new society.

After having exposed the plots of Essay on blindness y Essay on lucidity, Here we conclude the first entry dedicated to José Saramago. As we already said, The next one will consist of a more detailed look at the ideas that are evident in the two.

his unwavering faith in God and the numerous trips that brought him into contact with diverse cultures and to settle in Santa Eulària

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