The Blind Owl of Sadegh Hedayat with Jason Reza Jorjani

Jason Reza Jorjani, PhD, is a philosopher and author of Prometheus and Atlas, World State of Emergency, Lovers of Sophia, and Novel Folklore: The Blind Owl of Sadegh Hedayat.

Here he discusses the life and work of Sadegh Hedayat, whose book, The Blind Owl, is widely regarded as the most significant book of modern, Persian literature. Hedayat was a close friend of Jorjani’s grandfather. He translated the writings of Franz Kafka into Persian. The Blind Owl draws upon Hedayat’s extensive study of Persian folklore and is also influenced by the Tantric tradition of India. There are occult references depicting a threatening supersensible world.

(Recorded on April 5, 2018)

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