The Blind Owl

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Paperback, 160 pages

English language

Published Oct. 12, 2010 by Grove Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8021-4428-7
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OCLC Number:
555627745

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Considered the most important work of modern Iranian literature, The Blind Owl is a haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation. Replete with potent symbolism and terrifying surrealistic imagery, Sadegh Hedayat's masterpiece details a young man's despair after losing a mysterious lover. And as the author gradually drifts into frenzy and madness, the reader becomes caught in the sandstorm of Hedayat's bleak vision of the human condition.

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reviewed The Blind Owl by Porochista Khakpour

Hard to Follow but Oddly Compelling

I struggled with this book. I am still not sure what happened. When I first finished it , I didn't think I liked it; however, I find myself continuing to think about the book. I started reading some lit analysis of the book and that has made it more and more interesting and added some shape to what I read. I would recommend reading this book but also finding some discussions about what the book is about and giving those a read to get a full experience.