The Calligrapher is the debut novel of Edward Docx, published in 2003.

[1] It was also a finalist for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.

[2] Narrated by Jasper Jackson, an accomplished calligrapher and serial seducer living off Warwick Avenue, London, the story tells how his seemingly perfect life unravels when his most recent infidelity is discovered and his girlfriend Lucy leaves him.

Jasper, though, is soon captivated by a new neighbour Madeleine Belmont, a travel-writer, whilst he is commissioned to transcribe the Songs and Sonnets of John Donne for a wealthy American businessman.

The book describes his growing love and commitment to Madeleine, illuminated by observations from the sonnets he is transcribing.