Urgunge Onon (1919–2013)
Author of My Mongolian World
About the Author
Urgunge Onon retired from the University of Leeds where he had headed the Mongolian Studies Programme.
Works by Urgunge Onon
Associated Works
CHINGGIS KHAN: The Golden History of the Mongols (1993) — Translator, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 166 copies, 1 review
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1919-11-11
- Date of death
- 2013-12-01
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Johns Hopkins University
- Nationality
- Mongolia
USA - Birthplace
- Bokorchien, Mongolia
- Associated Place (for map)
- Bokorchien, Mongolia
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Reviews
Onon, a Genghis Khan scholar, here recounts his childhood and early adulthood. He lovingly evokes rural Mongolian scenes, interwoven with folktales recounted by the people around him. Read with Weatherford's [b:Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World|93426|Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World|Jack Weatherford|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285859278s/93426.jpg|2468245], particularly the chapters on Genghis Khan's childhood and environs.
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- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 5
- Popularity
- #1,360,913
- Rating
- 3.9
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- 1
- ISBNs
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