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The Blind Owl

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by Sadegh Hedayat

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Would love to read THE BLIND OWL but am concerned about which English transition is best to start with. The D.P. Costello version seems the most readily available to me but have read that it might not be consistenly true to the text...any help would be appreciated.
David Harris According to the author of Persian Fiction Reader (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...), the Costello translation is very close to the Persian. H…moreAccording to the author of Persian Fiction Reader (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...), the Costello translation is very close to the Persian. He recommended it as one that can be studied alongside the original Persian text.(less)
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