Question

A novel by this author rewrites a Biblical character as a time traveler who becomes Lilith’s lover and stops Abraham from sacrificing Isaac. After fainting (15[1])in a crowded church, the protagonist of a novel by this author realizes all the people depicted in the church’s artworks have had their eyes covered (15[1])with (15[1])paint (15[2])or cloth. The title character of a novel by this author is forced to sacrifice his favorite sheep while apprenticed to a (*) shepherd, who is the devil in disguise. (10[1])This author created a (10[1])woman who stabs the leader of a group of thugs in the throat with scissors while living in a (10[1])hospital ward (10[1])with (10[1])the girl with dark (10[1])glasses. (10[1])A novel by this author begins with a city falling victim to the “white sickness,” (10[2])to which only the doctor’s wife is (-5[1])immune. For 10 points, name this Portuguese (10[1])author of Blindness. ■END■

ANSWER: José Saramago [or José de Sousa Saramago] (The first novel is Cain.)
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