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Book review: National Book Awards finalist ‘Pachinko’ a compelling multi-generational tale

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Article
http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/literature/2017-11-12/book-review-national-book-awards-finalist-pachinko-compelling
Journal
jacksonville.com
Issued Date
November 12, 2017
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED STATES
City
Florida
Book
파친코
Writer
Lee Min Jin
Translator
LEE Mee-jeong

About the Author

  • Lee Min Jin
  • Birth : 1968 ~ -
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Min Jin
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이민진
  • ISNI : 0000000047748236
  • Works : 41
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  • English(English)

The novel opens in Korea, but is set mainly in Japan and centers on the unfolding generations descended from a couple who emigrate from Korea to Osaka, Japan. There’s a reason that “Pachinko” caught the attention of the awards committee: alongside a story that’s engrossing in purely human terms, “Pachinko” pulls readers into the very specific and, in the West mostly unknown, struggle of a stigmatized minority.

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