The Blind Owl And Other Stories

Author: Sadegh Hedayat

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  • : 14.99 AUD
  • : 9780714544588
  • : Alma Classics
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  • : January 2018
  • : 198mm X 128mm
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  • : January 2018
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  • : Sadegh Hedayat
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Barcode 9780714544588
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Description

Following a disjointed, vision-like structure, The Blind Owl is the nightmarish exploration of the psyche of a madman. The narrator is an ailing, solitary misanthrope who suffers from hallucinations, and his dreamlike tale is layered, circular, driven by its own demented logic, and punctuated with macabre and surreal episodes such as the discovery of a mutilated corpse, and a bizarre competition in which two men are locked in a dungeon-like room with a cobra. Initially banned in the author's native Iran, the novel first appeared in Tehran in 1941 and became a bestseller. Full of powerful symbolism and terrifying imagery, this dark novella is Hedayat's masterpiece.

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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.

Reviews

The father of modern Persian short stories. The Guardian