The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat · Published 1937
Reality, memory, obsession and perception can become so intertwined that the boundary between the external world and the inner one begins to disappear.
What works
- Distinctive literary voice.
- Psychologically intense.
- Symbolically rich.
- Landmark of modern Persian literature.
What doesn't
- Dark and difficult.
- Intentionally ambiguous.
- Not an easy casual read.
- Some passages require interpretation rather than literal reading.
Reality, memory, obsession and perception can become so intertwined that the boundary between the external world and the inner one begins to disappear.
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