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The Blind Owl

Sâdık Hidâyet

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The Blind Owl

Sâdık Hidâyet · Yapı Kredi Yayınları · 1937

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Summary

The mental turmoil of an unnamed narrator under the influence of opium and despair—a dark, repetitive, and hallucination-filled state of mind. A surrealist nightmare in which the meaninglessness of life, the desire for death, and the profound melancholy of the East are brought to the surface.

Cevvela Comment

Reading this text by Hidâyet is not simply reading—it is like sipping poison. It is a mirror reflecting the darkest, most destructive aspects of the human psyche—those we cannot confess to anyone. The book offers you not a shred of hope; on the contrary, it portrays life as a meaningless comedy of ordinary, mundane people. Why does Cevvela gaze into this darkness? Because you cannot know yourself without confronting that sense of nothingness within you. The author’s hopelessness is, in fact, an absolute honesty developed in opposition to the lies of the system and of existence. You come face to face with those terrifying shadows within your own mind. This book is not for those seeking solace, but for those who want to rub salt into their wounds and make them bleed.

Quotes from Cevvela

“Yaralar vardır hayatta, ruhu cüzzam gibi yavaş yavaş ve yalnızlıkta yiyen, kemiren yaralar.”
“Benim tek korkum, yarın uyanıp yine bu bayağı insanların dünyasına tahammül etmek zorunda kalmaktır.”
“Yaşam denen bu iğrenç oyunda, sadece ölüm dürüsttür.”
“Kendi karanlığına alışan gözler, aydınlıktan nefret eder.”
“Ben bir hiçim, ama hiçliğin de bir ağırlığı var.”

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Two reflection prompts to note while reading — you do not need to answer them.

  1. Where does the Kurgu theme in this book meet your everyday life?

  2. While reading «The Blind Owl», which feeling or thought challenged you most?

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