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Re:Jin Yong, the 'Tolkien of Chinese literature', has died by akvadrako on Thursday November 01, 2018 @04:47AM (#18352192)
Most everybody knew who he was in the 90's and The Hobbit was standard fantasy fare - probably the most popular book in the genre.

It's also the basis of the whole high fantasy western culture, including D&D.

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