Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughtsModerate
Death, IncestMinor
Drug use, Rape, Sexual contentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 550 reviews
Moods
challenging 67%
reflective 44%
mysterious 38%
tense 31%
sad 30%
emotional 24%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | N/A: 15% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 34% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Average rating
108 pages | first published 1935
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ISBN/UID: 9789186131449
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: L'Aleph
Publication date: 01 November 2011
Description
Widely regarded as Sadegh Hedayat's masterpiece, the Blind Owl is the most important work of literature to come out of Iran in the past century. On the surface this work seems to be a tale of doomed love, but with the turning of each page basic fa...Book Information
The Blind Owl (Authorized by The Sadegh Hedayat Foundation - First Translation into English Based on the Bombay Edition)
Sadegh Hedayat with Naveed Noori (Translator)
108 pages | first published 1935
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ISBN/UID: 9789186131449
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: L'Aleph
Publication date: 01 November 2011
Description
Widely regarded as Sadegh Hedayat's masterpiece, the Blind Owl is the most important work of literature to come out of Iran in the past century. On the surface this work seems to be a tale of doomed love, but with the turning of each page basic fa...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughtsModerate
Death, IncestMinor
Drug use, Rape, Sexual contentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 550 reviews
Moods
challenging 67%
reflective 44%
mysterious 38%
tense 31%
sad 30%
emotional 24%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | N/A: 15% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 34% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 69% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | N/A: 17% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Average rating