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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:theatrical_performances
gptkb:theater_productions
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:film_adaptations
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Sadegh_Hedayat
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:print
ebook
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:censorship
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faced censorship in Iran
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gptkbp:characterized_by
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ambiguous morality
introspective characters
psychologically complex characters
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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widely acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced visual arts
influenced writers
influenced music
influenced Iranian cinema
influenced Iranian theater
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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considered a classic of Persian literature
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gptkbp:first_edition
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published in Paris
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gptkbp:first_published
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gptkb:Tehran
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gptkbp:genre
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psychological fiction
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gptkbp:has_reception
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controversial upon release
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Blind Owl
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gptkbp:influence
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postmodern literature
Iranian literature
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern Iranian writers
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gptkbp:inspiration
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influenced many writers
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:academic_research
gptkb:artwork
gptkb:literary_criticism
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-964-448-001-0
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Persian
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gptkbp:legacy
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remains a subject of study
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gptkbp:motif
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gptkb:dreams
gptkb:identity
love
isolation
the supernatural
nightmares
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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stream of consciousness
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gptkbp:notable_for
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its surreal imagery
its exploration of despair
its complex narrative structure
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" 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."
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Sadegh_Hedayat
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gptkbp:original_language
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gptkb:Persian
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gptkbp:page_count
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gptkb:200
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gptkbp:plot
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explores themes of identity
non-linear narrative
explores themes of isolation
explores themes of reality vs. illusion
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gptkbp:protagonist
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an unnamed narrator
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gptkbp:published
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1937
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gptkbp:published_in
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multiple languages
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Iran
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical prose
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gptkbp:symbolism
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gptkb:owl
gptkb:the_owl
gptkb:Mirror_Master
darkness
the mirror
the city
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:death
madness
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gptkbp:translated_into
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gptkb:Various
multiple languages
various translators
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Persian_Literature
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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