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ISBN 978 1 905559 48 0
Originally published in Iran under the title Savushun
Copyright © 1969 by Simin Daneshvar
Translation copyright © 1991 by Roxane Zand
Simin Daneshvar has asserted his right under the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
Original cover design by The Third Man
Originally printed in Great Britain by Cox and Wyman