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A Very Big White Elephant : New Voices in Mongolian Poetry

Author :  Sh Tsog

Product Details

Country
Mongolia
Publisher
Simon Wickham-Smith & N Tungalag, Ulaanbaatar
ISBN 9992911573
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2007
Bib. Info xii. 142p. ; 21cm.
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Product Description

This anthology, a collection of poems by seven of the most important Mongolian poets under forty years old, marks the first opportunity for western audience to experience the richness of this country’s flourishing literary scene. The Mongolian literary tradition is an ancient one, based upon a respect for and love of the natural world, upon fidelity and upon romantic love. These concerns have remained unchanged up until the present day, and they are all found revealed throughout this book in various forms. From these poems, it should be clear that the swathe of poetic landscape covered by these writers is marked by immense breadth and richness, and reading this book, one can imagine a bright and exciting future for Mongolian literature.

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