Pachinko: The New York Times Bestseller Paperback – 13 March 2020
Review
'Luminous ... a powerful meditation on what immigrants sacrifice to achieve a home in the world' -- Junot Diaz
'Gripping ... a stunning achievement, full of heart, full of grace, full of truth' -- Erica Wagner
'A deep, broad, addictive history of a Korean family in Japan enduring and prospering through the 20th century' -- David Mitchell, Guardian
'A rich, moving novel about exile, identity and the determination to endure' ― Sunday Times
'Vivid and immersive, Pachinko is a rich tribute to a people that history seems intent on erasing' ― Guardian
'The work of a writer in complete control of her characters and her story and with an intense awareness of the importance of her heritage ... Told with such flair and linguistic dexterity that I found myself unable to put it down. Every year, there are a few standout novels that survive long past the hype has died down and the hyperbolic compliments from friends scattered across the dust jacket have been forgotten. Pachinko, a masterpiece of empathy, integrity and familial loyalty, will be one of those novels' -- John Boyne, Irish Times
'We never feel history being spoon-fed to us: it is wholly absorbed into character and story, which is no mean feat for a novel covering almost a century of history' ― Financial Times
'An epic, multi-generational saga' ― Mail on Sunday, Best of 2017
'A great book, a passionate story, a novel of magisterial sweep. It's also fiendishly readable – the real deal. An instant classic, a quick page-turner, and probably the best book of the year' -- Darin Strauss, New York Times-bestselling author of Chang and Eng.
'A long, complex book, it wears its research lightly, and is a page-turner. You can sense the author's love and understanding for all the characters, the good and the flawed' ― Irish Examiner.
About the Author
Min Jin Lee is an author and journalist. Her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires, was named as one of the 'Top 10 Novels of the Year' by the Times and USA Today. She wrote Pachinko whilst living in Tokyo, and now lives in New York with her family.
- Publisher : Head of Zeus GB; Reissue edition (13 March 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 560 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1838930507
- ISBN-13 : 978-1838930509
- Dimensions : 12.1 x 3.6 x 20.1 cm