diff --git a/src/omero_rdf/__init__.py b/src/omero_rdf/__init__.py
index a788716..f855b00 100644
--- a/src/omero_rdf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/omero_rdf/__init__.py
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ def emit(self, triple: Triple):
         else:
             # Streaming
             s, p, o = triple
-            print(f"""{s.n3()}\t{p.n3()}\t{o.n3()} .""")
+            escaped = o.n3().encode("unicode_escape").decode("utf-8")
+            print(f"""{s.n3()}\t{p.n3()}\t{escaped} .""")
 
     def close(self):
         if self.pretty_print:
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ def descend(
         """
 
         if isinstance(target, list):
-            return([self.descend(gateway, t, handler) for t in target])
+            return [self.descend(gateway, t, handler) for t in target]
 
         elif isinstance(target, Screen):
             scr = self._lookup(gateway, "Screen", target.id)