Blind Owl - Sadeq Hedayat

A English Translation Of One Of The Most Important, Controversial Iranian Novels Of The Twentieth Century Winner Of Thenbsp;2023 Lois Roth Persian Translation Award A Penguin Classic Written By One Of The Greatest Iranian Writers Of The Twentieth Century, Blind Owl Tells A Two-part Story Of An Isolated Narrator With A Fragile Relationship With Time And Reality. In First Person, The Narrator Offers A String Of Hazy, Dreamlike Recollections Fueled By Opium And Alcohol. He Spends Time Painting The Exact Same Scene On The Covers Of Pen Cases: An Old Man Wearing A Cape And Turban Sitting Under A Cypress Tree, Separated By A Small Stream From A Beautiful Woman In Black Who Offers Him A Water Lily.