“A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" that spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and assaulting women. There is one eyewitness to this nightmare who guides her charges-among them a boy with no mother, a girl with dark glasses, a dog of tears-through the barren streets, and their procession becomes as uncanny as the surroundings are harrowing. As Blindness reclaims the age-old story of a plague, it evokes the vivid and trembling horrors of the twentieth century, leaving readers with a powerful vision of the human spirit that's bound both by weakness and exhilarating strength.”This book was made into a movie in 2008 by director Fernando Meirelles. It starred Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore, among others. We will be showing the movie as well as discussing the book this month.
Plan to join us for a screening of the movie on 11/19 at 3:00 and for the book discussion on 11/26 also at 3:00. You can stop by the library for a copy of the book at your convenience.
