![]() ![]() ![]() Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinko is an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival. Set in the early 20th century, the book follows the life of the daughter from a very poor. Min Jin Lee’s stunning novel Pachinko her second, after Free Food for Millionaires (2007) announces its ambitions right from the opening sentence: History has failed us. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife.įollowing a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja’s salvation is just the beginning of her story. Published in 2017, Pachinko is an epic historical fiction novel following a. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. Pachinko is the second novel by Harlem-based author and journalist Min Jin Lee. Pachinko is the second novel by Harlem-based author and journalist Min Jin Lee.Published in 2017, Pachinko is an epic historical fiction novel following a Korean family who immigrates to Japan. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. It’s a powerful story about resilience and compassion’ BARACK OBAMA. ‘This is a captivating book… Min Jin Lee’s novel takes us through four generations and each character’s search for identity and success. * Selected for Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf book club * * An instant New York Times Bestseller and one of their 10 Best Books of 2017 * ![]()
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