The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

The Blind Owl

Sadegh Hedayat with Naveed Noori (Translator)

133 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark slow-paced
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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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,207 reviews

Moods

dark 94%
challenging 62%
mysterious 55%
tense 39%
reflective 36%
sad 26%
emotional 19%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 38%
slow 37%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 39% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.82

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