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The calligrapher's daughter a novel

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 co...

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Main Author: Kim, Eugenia (Eugenia SunHee)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Self-realization > Fiction.
Korea > History > Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 > Fiction.
Historical fiction > Korea.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:386 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780805089127
0805089128
Author Notes:Eugenia Kim is the daughter of Korean immigrant parents who came 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.

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