Claudio Magris (born .) 1939 . ) - famous Italian writer, essayist, public figure, professor at the University of Trieste . Winner of the most prestigious European literary awards, a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature . The novel “Blind” is rightfully recognized as a landmark phenomenon of European literature of the beginning of the XXI century. This is a story about a divided soul and a broken fate of a man who passed through the hell of our time and tested for strength by a cruel century of wars, violence and blood, a century of high ideals and illusions that collapsed. An amazing intertwining of stories, stories and voices, this work captivated readers around the world and left no one indifferent.