{"product_id":"the-blind-owl-paperback","title":"The Blind Owl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSadegh Hedayat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eD. P. Costello\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePorochista Khakpour\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSadegh Hedayat was Iran's most renowned modern fiction writer, and his spine-tingling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Owl\u003c\/em\u003e is considered his seminal work. A classic of modern Iranian literature, this edition is presented to contemporary audiences with a new introduction by Porochista Khakpour, one of the most exciting voices from a new generation of Iranian-American authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation, \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Owl\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a young opium addict's despair after losing a mysterious lover. Through a series of intricately woven events that revolve around the same set of mental images-an old man with a spine-chilling laugh, four cadaverous black horses with rasping coughs, a hidden urn of poisoned wine--the narrator is compelled to record his obsession with a beautiful woman even as it drives him further into frenzy and madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457751867699,"sku":"9780802144287","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/I-OC_sVenK9780802144287.webp?v=1781271731","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blind-owl-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}