Novel
Их хувь заяа
Not translated into English
Sonomyn Udval · 1973
Synopsis
The novel follows the life of Khatanbaatar Magsarjav, from a modest childhood to his rise as a national hero. It traces his campaigns in the struggle for independence, against the forces backed by China and then against the factions of the White Russians, and the path that leads this warlord to the revolution, in the years leading up to 1921.
Context
The novel appeared in 1973 (in 1978 according to a readers' database) and was reissued in 1988 and 1999. It takes a real person as its hero, Commander Magsarjav, also called Baatar Van. Its author, who came to writing in 1937, left novels, long narratives, plays, poems and film scripts; a Mongolian entry nevertheless holds her 1957 novel to be her most popular book.
Who it is for
A historical novel in Mongolian, of more than three hundred pages in one of its editions, with no French translation.
Prizes and reception
State Prize of the Mongolian People's Republic in 1978, awarded to its author for this novel.
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