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Title Statement | The calligrapher's daughter: a novel / Eugenia Kim. |
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Author | Kim, Eugenia |
Publication | New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2009. |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Extent of Item | 386 p. |
ISBN | 9780805089127 0805089128 |
Other Number | 1995682 |
General Notes | During the Japanese occupation of Korea, a young girl, Najin Han, defies the wishes of her Confucian father to take advantaged of the modern possibilities that were replacing traditional Korean customs. As a headstrong Korean woman, Najin faces many challenges as she fights for an education, finds love, and ultimately receives her freedom. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Women--Fiction--Korea |
Aristocracy (Social class)--Fiction--Korea | |
Koreans--Fiction--Social life and customs | |
Koreans--Fiction--United States | |
Spouses--Fiction | |
Long-distance relationships--Fiction | |
By Location | Korea--Fiction--History--Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 |
By Genre | Bildungsromans |
Historical fiction | |
Domestic fiction |