The End of the Dark Era

By Tseveendorjin OidovTranslated by Simon Wickhamsmith The End of the Dark Era is the first book of Mongolian poetry to be published in the United States. Avant-garde poet and renowned painter Oidov guides us through the dreamscapes of Mongolia with poems and line drawings. Publication Date: September 13, 2016 Paperback: 9781939419804 Description The End of the Dark Era is the first book of Mongolian poetry to be published in the United States, and one of the few avant-garde collections to have come from the vast steppes of Mongolia. Poet Tseveendorjin Oidov, who is also one of Mongolia's most renowned painters, traverses the Mongolian dreamscape in poems populated by horses, eagles, and a recurring darkness that the poet dissipates with his startling descriptions and abiding empathy. The short poems of the book's second half are accompanied by thirty‐six of Oidov's abstract line drawings. Biographical Note Tseveendorjin Oidov is considered the first Mongolian Modernist. He is highly