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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Persian_Literature
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gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film |
gptkbp:adapted_into |
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:allows |
faced censorship in Iran
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gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Sadegh_Hedayat
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gptkbp:available_formats |
gptkb:printer
gptkb:book ebook |
gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:none
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gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced visual arts
influenced writers influenced music influenced Iranian cinema influenced Iranian theater |
gptkbp:cultural_significance |
considered a classic of Persian literature
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gptkbp:first_published |
gptkb:Tehran
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gptkbp:genre |
psychological fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Blind Owl
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gptkbp:influence |
postmodern literature
Iranian literature |
gptkbp:influenced |
modern Iranian writers
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gptkbp:inspiration |
influenced many writers
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gptkbp:inspired |
gptkb:academic_research
gptkb:literary_work gptkb:artwork |
gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
ambiguous morality
introspective characters psychologically complex characters |
gptkbp:isbn |
978-964-448-001-0
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gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Persian
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gptkbp:legacy |
remains a subject of study
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gptkbp:main_character |
an unnamed narrator
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gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:festival love isolation the supernatural nightmares |
gptkbp:narrative_style |
stream of consciousness
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gptkbp:next_edition |
published in Paris
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gptkbp:notable_for |
its surreal imagery
its exploration of despair its complex narrative structure |
gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The world is a dark place."
" I am a blind owl." " I am lost in my own thoughts." " Life is a dream from which I cannot awaken." " The owl is a symbol of wisdom and death." |
gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Sadegh_Hedayat
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gptkbp:official_language |
gptkb:Persian
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gptkbp:page_count |
gptkb:television_series
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gptkbp:plot |
explores themes of identity
non-linear narrative explores themes of isolation explores themes of reality vs. illusion |
gptkbp:published_by |
1937
multiple languages |
gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:stations |
controversial upon release
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gptkbp:style |
lyrical prose
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gptkbp:symbolism |
gptkb:bird
gptkb:the_owl gptkb:character darkness the mirror the city |
gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:cemetery madness |
gptkbp:translated_into |
gptkb:Various
multiple languages various translators |