TY  - GEN
AU  - Saramago, José 
AU  - Costa, Margaret Jull
TI  - Seeing
SN  - 9781784871772
U1  - 869.342 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - London
PB  - Vintage
KW  - Revolutions
KW  - Ballot
KW  - Elections--Corrupt practices
KW  - Boycotts - Election
KW  - English - Fiction
KW  - Portuguese - Fiction
N1  - Despite the heavy rain, the officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when the final count reveals seventy percent of the votes are blank. National law decrees the election should be repeated but the result is even worse. The authorities, seized with panic, decamp from the capital and declare a state of emergency. When apathy and disillusionment renders an entire democratic system useless what happens next?"
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