The Tale of the Blind Owl

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation The Blind Owl (film)
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sadegh_Hedayat
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:modernism
alienation
Iranian identity
gptkbp:genre psychological fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tale of the Blind Owl
gptkbp:influence postmodern literature
Iranian literature
gptkbp:inspiration Persian folklore
Hedayat's life experiences
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:main_character the narrator
gptkbp:motif gptkb:dreams
gptkb:memory
reality
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
stream of consciousness
non-linear
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The world is a dark place.”
“ I am a blind owl.”
“ I am lost in my own thoughts.”
“ Life is a series of illusions.”
“ Love is a form of madness.”
gptkbp:published 1937
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:owl
darkness
blindness
gptkbp:themes gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:death
love
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sadegh_Hedayat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6