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    Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs
    Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs
    Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs
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    Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs

    By David Galef and Jun Hashimoto

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    Even Monkeys Fall From Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs, with a foreword by Edward G. Seidensticker, is a collection of the hundred most common Japanese proverbs, with direct translations and their English equivalents.

    A delightful window into the heart of everyday Japan, Even Monkeys Fall From Trees is an indispensable guide for the traveler, student, or businessmanor anyone curious about the culture of Japan.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTuttle Publishing
    Release dateMar 15, 2000
    ISBN9781462903184
    Even Monkeys Fall from Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs

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    Even Monkeys Fall from Trees - David Galef

    compiled and translated by David Galef

    illustrations by Jun Hashimoto

    with a Foreword

    by Edward G. Seidensticker

    TUTTLE PUBLISHING

    Tokyo • Rutland, Vermont • Singapore

    Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 U.S.A. and 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12 Singapore 534167.

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    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

    LCC No.: 87050166

    ISBN-10: 0-8048-3226-9

    ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-3226-7

    ISBN: 978-1-4629-0318-4 (ebook)

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    Table of Contents

    Foreword by Edward G. Seidensticker

    Preface

    The Proverbs

    List of Proverbs with English Equivalents

    Foreword

    by Edward G. Seidensticker

    The primary definition of proverb in the Oxford English Dictionary is very careful: 11

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