From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugenia Kim (author)
Eugenia Kim (author)
Eugenia Kim in White Plains, New York and raised in Takoma Park,
Maryland. She attended Central Connecticut State
Born 1952 University (then College), and the University of Mary-
Language English land, from which she received a BA in Studio Art. Fol-
lowing a long career in graphic design, she received her
Ethnicity Korean American
MFA in Writing and Literature from Bennington College
Education MFA in 2001.
In May, 2010, Kim presented at the American Studies
Alma mater Bennington College
Association of Korea, at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy
Genres Historical fiction in Seoul, South Korea, and at Sookmyung Women’s
Notable award(s) Borders Original Voices Award 2009 University Library as part of an exhibition, “A Glimpse
into the World of Korean American Literature.”[8] She
Literature portal has presented at the Library of Congress Asian American
Association, the American Library Association, the
Eugenia Kim (born 1952) is a Korean American writer and LWC}NYC conference of the Council of Literary
novelist who lives in Washington, DC. Magazines and Presses (CLMP), Associated Writing Pro-
grams (AWP) Conference, and elsewhere.
Named the Stanford Calderwood Fellow for 2010-2011
Works by The MacDowell Colony, Kim is also a Fellow at the Vir-
The Calligrapher’s Daughter. New York: Henry Holt and ginia Center for the Creative Arts. She teaches fiction at
Company. 2009. pp. 386. ISBN 978-0-8050-8912-7. Fairfield University’s MFA Creative Writing Program].
Kim’s debut novel, The Calligrapher’s Daughter, won the
2009 Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction,[1] and
was shortlisted for the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace
External links
Prize.[2] • The Calligrapher’s Daughter website
The Calligrapher’s Daughter received a Publishers • The Washington Post, "A Woman of Consequence in
Weekly (PW) starred review[3] among other advance re- a Time of War," book review, August 26, 2009
views.[4] It was also published by Bloomsbury (UK), in • Christian Science Monitor, Book Reviews, August 21,
January 2010. Kim’s epic historical novel, inspired by the 2009
life of her mother, is about a young woman who fights • National Geographic Traveler, "Great Books, Great
for a brighter future in early 20th-century Korea during Journeys/New Book Roundups," August 2009
the Japanese occupation. In addition to other press at- • Editor’s Choice by The Denver Post, 08/02/2009
tention, including a less favorable review by the Smith- • Featured Book of Color Pick of the Day, Media
sonian Bookdragon (see External links), The Calligrapher’s Bistro/GalleyCat, August 4, 2009
Daughter was named Critic’s Pick and a Best Book of • More.com, "At 57, A First Novel with Legs," August
2009[5] by The Washington Post, and was a September 2009 2009
Book Pick in Good Housekeeping magazine. • More.com, "The Real Family behind ’The
Her stories and essays were published by Potomac Re- Calligrapher’s Daughter’"
view, APAJ—the former literary journal of the Asian • Red Room.com "Rising Star," August 2009
American Writers Workshop, Our Bodies, Ourselves (2005 • Examiner.com/Washington DC, "Exquisite new novel
edition) and in anthologies, including Echoes Upon Echoes: tells of two daring women in early 20th century
New Korean American Writing,[6] edited by Elaine H. Kim Korea," August 19, 2009
and Laura Hyun Yi. Kang. Her short story, “Orientation,” • San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate, Grabbers – first
was first runner-up in the 2001 F. Scott Fitzgerald Short sentences from new books, August 23, 2009
Story Contest.[7] • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Kim traces courage in
’Calligrapher’ Korean passage," August 29, 2009
• Bennington College News, "Eugenia Kim MFA ’01
Biography Garners Rave Reviews for Debut Novel"
The daughter of Korean immigrant parents who came • Washingtonian (magazine), "Washington Read,"
to America shortly after the Pacific War, Kim was born August 2009
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugenia Kim (author)
• Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, [4] Vogue.com “2009 Summer’s Best Beach Reads”
BookDragon, Review, September 25, 2009 [5] Kirkus Reviews, Fall Preview Big Book of 2009
• The Washington Times, Book review, November 15, Debut Fiction, (interview, p.11)
2009 [6] Publishers Weekly, “Hardcovers: Fiction/First
• About.com, Book review, January 3, 2010 Novels & Collections” 05/29/2009
• The Independent (UK), Book Review, February 14, [5] The Washington Post, Best Books of 2009,
2010 December 2009
• The Washington Post, "New paperbacks about living [6] Book review: Echoes Upon Echoes, UCLA
off the land," June 30, 2010 International Institute
• World (magazine), "Summer Reading, 2010 Books [7] F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Short Story
Issue," July 3, 2010 Contest, City of Rockville, Maryland
• The Washington Times, Communities, Book Review, [8] Embassy of the United States, Seoul, Korea, May 1,
March 28, 2011 2010 photo gallery
Persondata
References Name Kim, Eugenia
[1] PR Newswire, “Borders Announces 2009 Original Alternative names
Voices Award Winners,” January 14, 2010 Short description
[2] Dayton Literary Peace Prize, 2010 Finalists Shortlist Date of birth 1952
[3] Publishers Weekly, Reviews 6/1/09
[4] Advance reviews: Place of birth
[1] Interview by Publishers Weekly, June 15, 2009 Date of death
[2] Library Journal review, 06/16/2009 Place of death
[3] Booklist review, July 2009
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