In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.
"Stunning." âThe New York Times Book Review
In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnantâand that her lover is marriedâshe accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations.
Profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠#1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER ⢠USA TODAY BESTSELLER ⢠WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER ⢠WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER
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Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist) - Min Jin Lee
In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.
"Stunning." âThe New York Times Book Review
In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnantâand that her lover is marriedâshe accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations.
Profoundly moving, Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠#1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER ⢠USA TODAY BESTSELLER ⢠WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER ⢠WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER