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Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko: A novel of 20th century Korea and Japan—“History has failed us, but no matter”

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Article
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/07/pach-j07.html
Journal
World Socialist Web Site
Issued Date
January 07, 2019
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
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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)

Pachinko is the second novel by Korean-American author Min Jin Lee (born 1968). The New York Times ranked it as one of the 10 best books of 2017. Apple Inc. bought the screen rights and plans to oversee the production of a television series based on the book.

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