The Calligrapher's Daughter

A beautiful, deliberate and satisfying story spanning thirty years of Korean history – Starred Review * Publishers’ Weekly *Kim weaves a wonderfully nuanced historical portrait, rich in detail and resonant with meaning and wisdom – Anita Sethi * Independent *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 *A bold, richly detailed story about the young daughter of a well-known calligrapher in turn-of-the 20th-century Korea … [A] vivid, heartfelt portrait of faith, love and life for one family during a pivotal time in history – Amy Scribner * Bookpage *Eugenia Kim’s sensitive first novel, which depicts 30 years of Korea’s modern history in light of its ancient past, is an illuminating prequel to present-day events. Set from 1915 to 1945, it’s an intrinsically interesting account of the collisions of cultures [and] … a poignant family history * Washington Post *

Eugenia Kim is a Bennington College MFA graduate and teaches at Fairfield University’s MFA Creative Writing Program. She lives in Washington, DC. Her new novel, The Kinship of Secrets, is due for publication in November 2018.