The Blind Owl

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Persian_Literature
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film
gptkbp:allows faced censorship in Iran
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sadegh_Hedayat
gptkbp:available_formats gptkb:printer
gptkb:book
ebook
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
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
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:Tehran
gptkbp:genre psychological fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Blind Owl
gptkbp:influence postmodern literature
Iranian literature
gptkbp:influenced modern Iranian writers
gptkbp:inspiration influenced many writers
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
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:legacy remains a subject of study
gptkbp:main_character an unnamed narrator
gptkbp:motif gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:festival
love
isolation
the supernatural
nightmares
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
gptkbp:next_edition published in Paris
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
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:television_series
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
gptkbp:stations controversial upon release
gptkbp:style lyrical prose
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