Copyright © Parinoush Saniee 2016
Translation copyright © Sanam Kalantari 2016
First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Little, Brown
First published in Canada in 2016 and the USA in 2016 by House of Anansi Press Inc.
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Saniee, Parinoush
[Pedar-e aan digari. English]
I hid my voice / Parinoush Saniee ; translated by Sanam Kalantari.
Translation of: Pedar-e aan digari.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-4870-0083-7 (paperback).—ISBN 978-1-4870-0084-4 (html)
I. Kalantari, Sanam, translator II. Title. III. Title: Pedar-e aan
digari. English
PK6562.29.A55P4413 2016 891’.5534 C2016-901308-1
C2016-901309-X
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