The Calligrapher

The Calligrapher
First edition (UK)
AuthorEdward Docx
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFourth Estate (UK)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
Publication date
2003
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages368
ISBN1-84115-543-8

The Calligrapher is the debut novel of Edward Docx, published in 2003. It was selected by both San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury as a 'Best Book of the Year'. It was also a finalist for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. As of 2012 it had been translated into eight languages.