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The Blind Owl

By Sadegh Hedayat

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The Blind Owl

By Sadegh Hedayat

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Sadegh Hedayat was Iran's most renowned modern fiction writer, and his spine-tingling novel The Blind Owl is considered his seminal work. A classic of modern Iranian literature, this edition is presented to contemporary audiences with a new introduction by Porochista Khakpour, one of the most exciting voices from a new generation of Iranian-American authors. A haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation, The Blind Owl tells the story of a young opium addict's despair after losing a mysterious lover. Through a series of intricately woven events that revolve around the same set of mental images-an old man with a spine-chilling laugh, four cadaverous black horses with rasping coughs, a hidden urn of poisoned wine--the narrator is compelled to record his obsession with a beautiful woman even as it drives him further into frenzy and madness.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2010-10-12
Publication Date:
2010-10-12
Publisher:
Grove/Atlantic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0802144284
ISBN13:
9780802144287
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
196 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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