Ayurzana Gun-Aajav

Ulaanbaatar

Ayurzana GUN-AAJAV (poet, fiction/nonfiction writer; Ulaanbaatar) is a graduate of the Maxim Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow. He has published six books of poetry, two collections of short stories, several non-fiction books, and three novels. In 2002, he was awarded the National Literary Award Altan Od [Golden Feather] for Durlalgui yrtontsiin blues [The Blues of a World Without Love] and again in 2003 for the novel Ilbe zereglee [The Magic Mirage].

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Red Leaf For the red leaf I once plucked and then forgot I will pull off this flower. For the love trampled Coming from that vulnerable leaf Which I remember now and then,- I will pull off this... media_text	The Buddha's Remains -the fragment of meta-novel “The Wings of Dying Bird”- The Old Man of the Mountain came several times after the gold had been returned to Shar-Ganga (Yellow Canyon). This was before the cave had been... media_text	Eastern Poem Such happiness To see the sun set on the steppe! When I feel its calm light I forget my sorrow. To breathe such air, To be human is enough! Oh… After that, let God take... media_text
“The Most Important Book on My Bookshelf…”: The Writer as Reader When I was nine years old, I read a random short novel by Russian writer Ivan Turgenev called “Notes of the Hunter.” I wanted to read any interesting story in the style of action, or maybe horror films, but I left... media_text

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