{"product_id":"9780802196422","title":"The Blind Owl","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn opium addict spirals into madness after losing a mysterious lover in this “extraordinary work” of modern Persian literature (\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, UK).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sadegh Hedayat was Iran’s most renowned modern fiction writer, and his spine-tingling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Owl\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A haunting tale of loss and spiritual degradation, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Owl\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128621449456,"sku":"9780802196422","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802196422_p0.jpg?v=1769907632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802196422","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}