The blind owl
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Published
New York : Grove Press, [2010].
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION HIDAYA 1957
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FICTION HIDAYA 1957
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Published
New York : Grove Press, [2010].
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Book
Language
English
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General Note
Originally published: London : J. Calder, 1957. With new introduction.
Description
"Widely regarded as Sadegh Hedayat's masterpiece, the Blind Owl is the most important work of literature to come out of Iran in the past century. On the surface this work seems to be a tale of doomed love, but with the turning of each page basic facts become obscure and the reader soon realizes this book is much more than a love story. Although the Blind Owl has been compared to the works of the Kafka, Rilke and Poe, this work defies categorization. "
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Originally written in Persian, The Blind Owl is predominantly a love story, an unconventional love story that elicits visions and nightmare reveries from the depths of the reader's subconscious. A young man, an old man and a beautiful young girl perform, as if framed within a Persian miniature, a ritual of destruction as gradually the narrator, and the reader, discover the meaning hidden within the dreams. This unforgettable story contains a unique blend of the mystery of the Arabian Nights and an acutely contemporary sense of panic and hallucination.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2010). The blind owl . Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hidāyat, Ṣādiq, 1903-1951, D. P. 1912-1964. Costello and Porochista, Khakpour. 2010. The Blind Owl. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hidāyat, Ṣādiq, 1903-1951, D. P. 1912-1964. Costello and Porochista, Khakpour. The Blind Owl Grove Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hidāyat, Ṣādiq, D. P. 1912-1964 Costello, and Porochista Khakpour. The Blind Owl Grove Press, 2010.
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