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A Sweeping Debut Novel From Eugenia Kim, Inspired By The Life Of The Author's Mother, About A Young Woman Who Dares To Fight For A Brighter Future In Occupied Korea In Early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, The Privileged Daughter Of A Calligrapher, Longs To Choose Her Own Destiny. Smart And Headstrong, She Is Encouraged By Her Mother—but Her Stern Father Is Determined To Maintain Tradition, Especially As The Japanese Steadily Gain Control Of His Beloved Country. When He Seeks To Marry Najin Into An Aristocratic Family, Her Mother Defies Generations Of Obedient Wives And Instead Sends Her To Serve In The King's Court As A Companion To A Young Princess. But The King Is Soon Assassinated, And The Centuries-old Dynastic Culture Comes To Its End. In The Shadow Of The Dying Monarchy, Najin Begins A Journey Through Increasing Oppression That Will Forever Change Her World. As She Desperately Seeks To Continue Her Education, Will The Unexpected Love She Finds Along The Way Be Enough To Sustain Her Through The Violence And Subjugation Her Country Continues To Face? Spanning Thirty Years, The Calligrapher's Daughter Is A Richly Drawn Novel In The Tradition Of Lisa See And Amy Tan About A

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Author

Eugenia Kim

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co.;Holt Paperbacks

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781429992572

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.79 / 5 (4,741 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14