The Calligrapher's Daughter illuminates Korean history in a way that has not been done before. No single fictional work exists about that time written from a woman's perspective For fans of Anchee Min, Amy Tan and Jung Chang. 'A rich debut' Good Housekeeping.

'The Calligrapher's Daughter fascinated me, as much for its characters as for its engrossing story of Korea under the Japanese occupation. Najin's father is admirable for exactly the same traits that make him difficult, and her apparantly passive mother is heroic. I can't stop thinking about them and their honest, brave and very human daughter' Alice Mattison, author of The Book Borrower 'A beautiful, deliberate and satisfying story spanning thirty years of Korean history' Publishers Weekly, starred review 'Kim opens a window into a vanished world in this sensitively rendered homage to her mother's life ... [an] achingly beautiful tribute to female perseverance and survival' Booklist 'Kim has excelled at portraying Najin as a spirited yet loyal daughter and wife while exposing a tragic time during Korea's sustained history as a nation' Library Journal

Eugenia Kim is the daughter of Korean parents who immigrated to America shortly after the Pacific War. She has published short stories and essays in journals and anthologies, including Echoes Upon Echoes: New Korean American Writings, and is an MFA graduate of Bennington College. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and son. The Calligrapher's Daughter is her first novel.