Blindness

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Synopsis

Henry Green's first novel, and the book that began his career as a master of British modernism.

Blindness—Henry Green’s first novel, begun while he was still at Eton and finished before he left university—is the story of John Haye, a young student with literary airs. It starts with an excerpt from his diary, brimming with excitement and affectation and curiosity about life and literature.

Then a freak accident robs John of his sight, plunging him into despair. Forced to live with his high-handed, horsey stepmother in the country, John begins a weird dalliance with a girl named Joan, leading to a new determination.

Blindness is the curse of youth and inexperience and love and ambition, but blindness, John will discover, can also be the source of vision.

Copyright:
2001

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781681370675
Related ISBNs:
9781681370668
Publisher:
New York Review Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Henry Green
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
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