Pachinko
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"History is rarely benevolent. The epic saga by Min Jin Lee tells the story of several generations of an impoverished but proud immigrant family who stubbornly try to take their fate into their own hands."
In the early 1900s, young Sanja, the adored daughter of a disabled fisherman, falls in love with a wealthy stranger she meets on the seashore. He promises to lay the whole world at her feet, but when Sanja learns that she is pregnant and that her beloved is already married, she refuses to become his mistress. Instead, the girl accepts a marriage proposal from a soft-hearted sickly priest who is heading to Japan. Sanja's decision to leave her homeland and sever ties with the powerful father of her son sets the stage for a dramatic saga that resonates through many generations.
"Pachinko" is a story about the rejection at official and societal levels that Koreans of Japanese descent have experienced and continue to experience in Japan.
Roman Min Jin Lee became one of the finalists for the National Book Award. A bestseller according to The New York Times, "Pachinko" was included in the lists of the 10 best books of the year by USA Today, BBC, and the New York Public Library. It also made it to 75 best books of the year lists, including those from NPR, PBS, and CNN.
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