4.3
Romans literatuur
* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club *
'This is a captivating book... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA.
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.
© 2019 W. F. Howes Ltd (Luisterboek): 9781528863810
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 21 februari 2019
4.3
Romans literatuur
* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club *
'This is a captivating book... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA.
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.
© 2019 W. F. Howes Ltd (Luisterboek): 9781528863810
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 21 februari 2019
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Michiel
13 nov 2021
Gevoelige inkijk in het leven van Koreanen in Japan. De pijnlijke gevolgen van generaties lange onderdrukking
Neeltje
28 aug 2022
Prachtig familie epos, mooi verteld.
Moniqqa
6 jul 2023
What a wonderful family saga. I never knew about this part of history and the difficult relationship between Japan and Korea. I never knew so many Koreans lived in Japan and that they were (are?) treated as second class citizens. Very enlightening, this book. Now I’m going to watch the series on AppleTV
Amorena
3 mrt 2023
Pachinko was beautiful and enriching, it was easy to read and flowed beautifully. It introduced heavy subjects elegantly and respectfully, without needing to dive into graphic detail. It offered multiple perspectives layering the world as something not to be viewed as black and white
Silke
30 nov 2021
Het beste boek dat ik in lange tijd heb gelezen. Prachtig beschreven verhaal van meerdere generaties door de jaren heen. Ik voelde ontzettend mee met de personages en had het gevoel echt een band met ze te hebben. Een boek om nog lang van na te kunnen genieten!
Izzy
25 jul 2023
This book follows a family of four generations. It's written beautifully and is evocative.It portrays life in all its different forms, joys, sadness and unexpectedness.It's a full cycle novel.
Arnoud
18 mrt 2022
De inkijk op de geschiedenis en de cultuur was boeiend, maar het ontbrak aan directie en diepgang van de karakters. Het hele boek voelde meer als een beschrijving dan een verhaal. Zoek google reviews voor je besluit te luisteren.
Ayla
14 dec 2021
Ontzettend bijzonder verhaal over meerdere generaties Koreanen in Japan
Paulien
28 sep 2022
Too many characters to get involved with. Many jumps in time, not well explained.
Y
28 jan 2023
Such a page-turner, and very enjoyable voice actress to listen, too! Love it!
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