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"If you're in a hurry, take the long way" & 300 Other Japanese Proverbs

"If you're in a hurry, take the long way" & 300 Other Japanese Proverbs

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Product Code:
36-01
ISBN
954-8945-39-8
SKU
02.0067
Year
19-08-2003
Translation
compilation and translation from Japanese: Bratislav Ivanov
Pages
152
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.12 kg
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Japan, Eastern Wisdom & Philosophy, Sayings & Proverbs, Aphorisms

Bratislav Ivanov (compilation)

Bratislav Ivanov (compilation)

Bratislav Ivanov (born March 29, 1945) is a Bulgarian author of works in linguistics and culture of Japan and a translator from Japanese language. He graduated in Japanese Language and Literature from the Moscow State University. He has specialized in the Japanese Language Institute at the Japanese Foundation. He is the author of many Japanese language articles and books, as well as a series of tr…

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