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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a family saga about a four generations of a Korean family that is set in Korea and Japan. It’s a National Book Award finalist, and, in what may be an even greater honor than that, it made my Favorite Books list/5(K). Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a great book, a passionate story, a novel of magisterial sweep. It's also fiendishly readable - the real-deal. An instant classic, a quick page-turner, and probably the best book of the year. Erica Wagner, author of Ariel's Gift and Seizure.  · Pachinko, Min Jin Lee Pachinko is the second novel by Korean-American author Min Jin Lee. Pachinko is an epic historical novel following a Korean family who eventually migrates to Japan. The character-driven tale features a large ensemble of characters who become subjected to issues of racism and stereotypes, among other events with historical origins in the 20th-century Korean /5.

Pachinko. by Min Jin Lee. Chapter 1. Yeongdo, Busan, Korea. History has failed us, but no matter. At the turn of the century, an aging fisherman and his wife decided to. take in lodgers for extra money. Both were born and raised in the fishing village of Yeongdo—a five-mile-wide islet beside the port city of Busan. Pachinko — part family saga, part historical epic — starts with a perfect line: "History has failed us, but no matter." Min Jin Lee's masterpiece unspools to cover nearly 80 years of the 20th century, following a Korean family from their occupied fishing village to uneasily inhabiting multiple Japanese cities, and the choices and circumstances of history that redirect their lives. Min Jin Lee's novel Pachinko (Feb ) is a national bestseller, a New York Times Editor's Choice and an American Booksellers Association's Indie Next Great Reads. Lee's debut novel Free Food for Millionaires (May ) was a No. 1 Book Sense Pick, a New York Times Editor's Choice, a Wall Street Journal Juggle Book Club selection, and a national bestseller; it was a Top 10 Novels of.

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a great book, a passionate story, a novel of magisterial sweep. It’s also fiendishly readable—the real deal. An instant classic, a quick page-turner, and probably the best book of the year.”. Pachinko is the second novel by Korean-American author Min Jin Lee. Published in , Pachinko is an epic historical fiction novel following a Korean family that immigrates to Japan. The character-driven story features an ensemble of characters who encounter racism, stereotyping, and other aspects of the 20th-century Korean experience of Japan. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee $ ISBN Pachinko - Min Jin Lee quantity. Add to cart. SKU: Category: Books. Description Reviews (0).