Sengiin Erdene

Sengiin Erdene (Mongolian Сэнгийн Эрдэнэ; born December 7, 1929 † January 2000) was a Mongolian writer.

Life

Erdene, who was born in 1929 as son of livestock keepers, experienced as a child, the Great Terror, which was also directed against his Buryat family. From 1943 he attended a military school, and from 1949 to 1955 studied Erdene medicine at the State University of Ulan Bator. Until 1959 he worked as a psychiatrist, he was then secretary and head of the prose section of the Writers' Union, and from 1965 to 1979 editor of the newspaper "Art and Literature", in which he has published numerous critical essays work. In 1988 he became Vice- President of the Cultural Fund of Mongolia.

Works

Erdene since 1949 has published poems, which he published in 1956 and collected in 1957. But even during this time, he turned to the short prose. After the short story collection " The people from Salchityn Gol " (1955), who still had artistic weaknesses, found the books "After a year " (1959), " When spring came " (1959, title -E. Ger 1979), " Chongor dsul " (1961), " On this side of the horizon " (1962) and " dust under the hoofs " (1964, title -E. ger 1983) wide acclaim and a wide readership. These narratives are characterized by a poetic diction, psychologically accurate and sensitive character design and by masterful, color rich language. What force love can liberate, designed the poet in stories such as " Chulan and I " (1960, German 1976) and " Chulan and Zamba " (1967, German 1983). He often draws people who have high moral standards of life, but also dreams, as in "The machine to Paradise " (1962), "Solitude " (1964, German 1983) and "hate " (1964). Sometimes used Erdene while the I - form in order to promote an identification of the reader with the protagonist, as in " Salut " (1963, German 1976), in " Little Swallow " (1965, German 1979) and in " sun cranes " (as E.-Bd. 1972 title -E. ger 1979), let their heroes the light-heartedness of childhood behind. In other tales, he describes often impressive traditions and habits of the Mongols and their difficult struggle with the ravages of nature (including " When people argue, cry the Trees", 1963, German 1983). Also story books such as " The Day Star " (1969) and "Blue Mountains" ( 1981), and the stories "The old bird" (1970, Germany 1979) and "The Son " (1976, dt 1979) found wide acclaim.

While Erdene, founded by Daschdordschiin Natsagdordsch tradition of " lyrical miniature " continued especially in his early stories in prose, he devoted himself since the 1970s, especially the "long story" as their master, he is next to Dembeegiin Mjagmar. It should be particularly "The Woman Hunter " (1971, dt 1979) - mentioned in the traditional elements of mythological impressive blend into the everyday reality - one of the most beautiful stories of Mongolian literature. The stories " The Oasis" (1972, German 1979) and "The time to be happy " (1976, dt 1979) are notable attempts to take up new subjects. The moving Mongolian history of the 1920s and 1930s Erdene turned in the story cycle "The Year of the Blue Mouse" (1970 ) - " Semdshüüdej " (1980 ) - " Summer of Women" (1979 ) to. Especially the big story "The End of Serüün Temple " (1980, German 2009), marks a breakthrough on the road to differentiated artistic processing of the Stalinist era in Mongolia. Other important narratives in which Erdenes humanistic conception is clear, among other " The Steppe " (1981) and " The Temple " (1992), in which the narrator of his encounters with three women - a Mongolian girl, a Russian and a German - recalls.

As a novelist Erdene emerged late. His first novel, " The circle of life " (1983) contributes heavily autobiographical and partly reflective essay - trains and can be considered as the main work of the poet. In it, he is committed to the person as an individual with mental and emotional sovereignty. In his second novel, " Dsanabadsar " (1989 ) is dedicated to Erdene the contradictory figure of the first head of the Lamaist Church in Mongolia, an eminent scholar and master of Buddhist sculpture, while " We'll meet again in the next life " (1993 ) destruction campaign discussed against the Buryat after 1937.

In addition to plays, travel sketches and essays Erdene also wrote film narratives, as for in the GDR often played fairy tale film " The golden yurt " (1961).

The internationally best-known through numerous translations Mongolian narrator died in January 2000. With his extensive work he was (besides Dembeegiin Mjagmar and Lodongiin Tüdew ) decisive artistic inspiration for the subsequent Mongolian narrator generation, by authors such as Darmaagiin Batbajar (* 1941), Sandschiin Pürew ( * 1941 ), Dalchaagiin Norov (* 1951), Pürewdschawyn Bajarsaichan ( 1959-2007 ), Dordschzowdyn Enkhbold (* 1959) and also Galsan Tschinag is represented.

Translations

• In: explorations. 20 Mongolian stories, ( East) Berlin 1976
• S. Erdene, sun cranes, ( stories ) ( East) Berlin 1979 ( trans. Renate Bauwe )
• S. Erdene, stove dust, Ulan Bator, 1983 ( trans. by Galsan Tschinag )
• S. Erdene, "The Woman Hunter, The end of the Serüün Temple " Translated and edited by Renate Bauwe. Germany Publisher: Books on Demand ISBN 978-3-8370-3844-6, 132 pages, 1st edition April 9, 2009