Sonomyn Udval (21 February 1921 – 1991) was a Mongolian women's leader, politician and writer.

Biography

She was born in Dashinchilen sum of

Bulgan Province Bulgan ( mn, Булган) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan. Geography The aimag is surrounded by Russia ( Buryatia) in the north, the aimags Khövsgöl in the no ...

on 21 February 1921. She worked as the chairwoman of the Central Council of the Mongolian Trade Union in 1956–1958; the first secretary and then the chair of the Mongolian Writers' Union, the chairwoman and president of the Mongolian Women's Committee in 1973–1982 and the deputy chairwoman of the Committee of Veterans of Revolutionary Struggle. Udwal was elected as the deputy of the People's Great Khural (Parliament) in various constituencies between 1951 and 1986. In 1966 she joined the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party's Central Committee and left it in 1990. As a writer, Udwal penned novels such as ''

Odgerel ''Odgerel'' (''Starlight'') is a 1957 novel by Mongolian author Sonomyn Udval. The novel relates the story of the hardship of a Gobi woman during her course of life. References 1957 novels Novels by Sonomyn Udval {{1950s-novel-stub ...

'' (1957), ''The First Thirteen'', ''Khatanbaatar'', ''Tuuž ögüüllėg'' (1974) ''Magsarjav'', and ''Great Destiny'' (1973), and numerous short stories. Her works have been translated into several languages. Described as a "prominent short story writer", she was awarded with the Joliot-Curie Gold Medal of Peace of the

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in 1965 and the Afro-Asian

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in 1971. She noted in 1967 that

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played an important role in the development of Mongolian literature.

References

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