as Juan de Nuñez, and Míriam Colón as "Marina" (not Medina-Saroté, as in the original story). In this story it is revealed that something in the water of the valley has caused the blindness of the residents. At the end of the episode Juan de Nuñez is shown to now be blind as well. The Russian studio Soyuzmultfilm made a wordless 19-minute animated film adaptation in 1995 called Land of Blind (Страна Слепых). The theme of the protagonist getting lost in the world of the blind was used in the 1997 Malayalam movie Guru starring Mohanlal. The composer Mark-Anthony Turnage wrote a chamber opera based on the story, completed in 1997. A stage production was written by Frank Higgins and Mark Evans; the only production to date has been in The Coterie Theater in Kansas City, Missouri in 2006. A Chinese version of a graded reader was adapted under the name 盲人国 (Mángrén Guó) as part of the Mandarin Companion series. The location was adapted from Ecuador to China's province of Guizhou. A twist at the ending indicates the blindness condition affecting the people is contagious. An audio version of "The Country of Blind" was published in the Indian language of Malayalam. See also Tall poppy syndrome Notes References External links The Country of the Blind Original H. G. Wells short story in the April 1904 issue of The Strand Magazine The Country of the Blind Short story by H. G. Wells The Country of the Blind and Other Stories – Public-domain text from Project Gutenberg Streaming Audio The Country of the Blind on Escape: 26 November 1947 The Country of the Blind on Escape: 20 June 1948 The Country of the Blind on Favorite Story: 23 April 1949 The Country of the Blind on Suspense: 27 October 1957 Short stories by H. G. Wells 1904 short stories Short stories adapted into films Literature about blindness Works originally published in The Strand Magazine Works adapted into operas South America in fiction