* 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 (Audiobook): 9781528863810
Release date
Audiobook: 21 February 2019
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* 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 (Audiobook): 9781528863810
Release date
Audiobook: 21 February 2019
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Overall rating based on 1839 ratings
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Nor Liza
13 Jan 2020
Amazingly wonderful...
Sonny
26 Apr 2021
Overall it’s a heartbreaking yet thought provoking story, I like how the author gave more background info on each individual characters.
Mui ling
14 Apr 2022
awesone book on the lifestory of sunja, her parents and the 2 generations after her. i thought the ending was not enough though. suggest to have part 2 on the life story of Solomon pls, haha
C
25 Apr 2021
Good story but felt like the ending was not complete.
Kaaren
27 Sept 2021
I enjoyed it so much, very good storyline, and heartwarming. Must read. Pachinko is an upcoming Kdrama. Must watch.
J
9 Jun 2020
Hard to get into initially but then becomes a compelling story.
Ei
25 Nov 2021
K
Jane
29 Oct 2023
An enjoyable story that provides so much history and insight into the Japanese and Korean conflict, wrapped up in four generations in a Korean family. There's drama, Some sad parts, some heartwarming parts a solid 4.5 stars .
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