Blind Owl

Blind Owl is an important 20th century novella. It is quite weird. The narrator has a dead woman appear at his house. He toys with necrophilia, but decides against it. His father and uncle had an interesting contest for a woman in which they both somewhat lost. The narrator also sees a repetition in history through his art. He refers to his wife as "the slut". He acknowledges coping with challenges with much opium and alcohol. How much of this narration should be considered colored through the eyes of opium?