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Pachinko

Pachinko 1

The New York Times Bestseller

by Min Jin Lee
Paperback
Publication Date: 26/09/2017
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A victorian epic transplanted to Japan, following a Korean family of immigrants through eight decades and four generations.

Shortlisted for the National Book Award

One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017

Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl.

The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin.

But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife.

Following 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.

Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinko is an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.

ISBN:
9781786691378
9781786691378
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
26-09-2017
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
560
Dimensions (mm):
198x128mm
Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee is a Korean-American author and journalist. Born in Seoul, her family moved to America when she was seven.

She worked as a lawyer before deciding to write full time. Her second novel, Pachinko, is also published by Head of Zeus.

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The fictional plot is based on real historic events and cultural norms in Japan. Highly recommended.

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