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  1. Book Review: 'Pachinko,' By Min Jin Lee

    Pachinko, the sophomore novel by the gifted Korean-born Min Jin Lee, is the kind of book that can open your eyes and fill them with tears at the same time. Pachinko, for those not in the know, is ...

  2. Book Review: 'Pachinko,' by Min Jin Lee

    Feb. 2, 2017. (This book was selected as one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2017. For the rest of the list, click here.) PACHINKO. By Min Jin Lee. 490 pp. Grand Central ...

  3. Pachinko Review: A Racial Feud between Korea and Japan

    Settings. Appeal. 4.3. 'Pachinko' Review: A Multigenerational Epic on the Racial Feud between Korea and Japan. ' Pachinko ' by Min Jin Lee is a sweeping four-generational epic based on the survival struggles of a poor Korean family in the midst of social and economic hardship brought upon by colonialism, earthquake, and World War II.

  4. PACHINKO

    PACHINKO. An old-fashioned epic whose simple, captivating storytelling delivers both wisdom and truth. An absorbing saga of 20th-century Korean experience, seen through the fate of four generations. Lee (Free Food for Millionaires, 2007) built her debut novel around families of Korean-Americans living in New York.

  5. Pachinko review: a masterpiece of empathy, integrity and family loyalty

    Pachinko. Author: Min Jin Lee. ISBN-13: 978-1786691378. Publisher: Apollo. Guideline Price: £8.99. Earlier this year, I wrote about Yaa Gyasi's debut novel Homegoing in these pages and praised ...

  6. Recap, Summary + Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

    Pachinko is an understated but powerful story that is grounded in its historical context. The book starts with the Japanese invasion of Korea, and it highlights the difficulty of the lives of peasants and the discrimination Koreans faced at the hands of the Japanese during their occupation of Korea. As it proceeds, the effects and after-effects ...

  7. Gamble on Min Jin Lee's winning novel 'Pachinko'

    Gamble on Min Jin Lee's winning novel 'Pachinko'. Korea went through a lot in the 20th century. It was colonized by Japan for decades, then split into two due to the interests of foreign powers ...

  8. Book Review: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

    Pachinko is a lush, expansive historical saga that explores the effects of world events and personal decisions on multiple generations of one Korean family.. Pachinko has one of the best opening lines I've encountered in some time: "History has failed us, but no matter." It's an unexpectedly cynical start to a historical novel, suggesting that every generation has to recreate itself after the ...

  9. Pachinko Is a Lovely Adaptation, Marred by 1 Baffling Choice

    Pachinko. Is a Gorgeous Adaptation of a Literary Masterpiece, Marred by One Baffling Choice. W hen Japan annexed Korea in 1910, the occupation was more than just a political reality. As Korean ...

  10. 'Pachinko' Is A Family Saga Of Exile, Discrimination ... And ...

    Known as pachinko, the multibillion-dollar industry is dominated by Korean Japanese, an immigrant community that has been unwelcome and ill-treated for generations. Min Jin Lee's new novel ...