Letters to famed Chinese novelist's kin from Japanese authors found

Letters to famed Chinese novelist's kin from Japanese authors found

Some 1,400 letters sent by Japanese literary greats such as Junichiro Tanizaki and Saneatsu Mushanokoji to Chinese writer Zhou Zuoren (shown in this undated photo), the younger brother of famed novelist Lu Xun, have been discovered at the home of Zhou's grandson Zhou Jiyi in Beijing. The grandson made the discovery known to Kyodo News on March 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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