The End of the Dark Era

Simon Wickhamsmith is the recipient of a 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for his translation of The End of the Dark Era, a collection of over a hundred poems by Mongolian poet Tseveendorjin Oidov, and one of the few avant-garde collections to come out of that region. The original poems appear with their English translations and with illustrations by the author.

About the author

Tseveendorjin Oidov is considered the first Mongolian Modernist. He is highly regarded as a visual artist. He lives in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Simon Wickhamsmith is international director of the Mongolian Academy of Poetry and Culture and co-directs the Orchuulga Foundation, which is dedicated to the translation of Mongolian literature. A 2008 and 2015 grant recipient of the PEN Translation Fund for his translations from the Mongolian, he was likewise recognized as a Leading Cultural Worker by the government of Mongolia for this translation work. He lives in Rutgers, NJ.

Product details

• Authors: Tseveendorjin Oidov
• Assisted by: Simon Wickhamsmith (Translation)
• Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
• Languages: English, Mongolian
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781939419804
• ISBN: 978-1-939419-80-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 201 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama