Writer investigates mystery behind Mori Ogai's German girlfriend

Writer investigates mystery behind Mori Ogai's German girlfriend

BERLIN, Germany - Photo taken Sept. 25, 2013 in Berlin shows Ichika Rokuso, who wrote books investigating the long-standing mystery behind the German girlfriend of Japanese novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922). Rokuso, who has lived in Berlin for 25 years, compiled into two books her findings in Germany about Ogai's girlfriend Elise, who is believed to be a model for the protagonist of his tragic novel "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl).

Apparent draft letter about Ogai

Apparent draft letter about Ogai

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A Sept. 13, 2012, photo taken in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, shows a manuscript believed to be a draft letter describing the circumstances leading up to the divorce of Japanese novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922) from his first wife Akamatsu Toshiko. The Iwata education board announced the finding of the letter that day.

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Undated file photo shows Japanese Meiji- and Taisho-era novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922). Suigetsu Hotel Ogaiso in Tokyo, known as a home of the novelist where he wrote his tragic novel "Maihime" (The Dancing Girl), will be closed at the end of May 2020 as its profits deteriorated following the coronavirus outbreak, ending its 42-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Letter of Mori Ogai to be put on public display

Letter of Mori Ogai to be put on public display

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2017, shows a letter written by Japanese literary legend Mori Ogai (1862-1922) to another writer dated Feb. 27, 1891. The letter will be put on public display at Mori Ogai Memorial Museum in Tokyo from Feb. 2. Mori, who served as a medical officer, returned home from Germany in 1888 after studying there for four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Letter of Mori Ogai to be put on public display

Letter of Mori Ogai to be put on public display

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2017, shows a letter written by Japanese literary legend Mori Ogai (1862-1922) to another writer dated Feb. 27, 1891. The letter will be put on public display at Mori Ogai Memorial Museum in Tokyo from Feb. 2. Mori, who served as a medical officer, returned home from Germany in 1888 after studying there for four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo