by José Saramago · Caminho · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722116084
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In 'Essay on Lucidity', José Saramago presents us with an intriguing sequel to 'Essay on Blindness'. In this novel, the population of a city responds to an election with an unprecedented act of rebellion: the majority votes blank. This disconcerting act unleashes a series of events that test the foundations of democracy and the nature of power. The plot unfolds in an atmosphere of political and social tension, exploring themes such as manipulation, corruption, and the fragility of institutions. Saramago, with his unique and insightful narrative style, invites us to reflect on civic responsibility and the limits of the political system.
José de Sousa Saramago was a Portuguese writer. He was the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony [with which he] continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality." His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the theopoetic human factor. In 2003 Harold Bloom described Saramago as "the most gifted novelist alive in the world today" and in 2010 said he considers Saramago to be "a permanent part of the Western canon", while James Wood praises "the distinctive tone to his fiction because he narrates his novels as if he were someone both wise and ignorant."
