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Pachinko

Pachinko
Original Title
Pachinko
Title Romanization
Pachinko
Title Sub
National Book Award Finalist
English Title(Printed)
Pachinko
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > English and American literatures

Author
Lee Min Jin
Co-Author
-
Published Year
2017
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN
9781455563937
Main Characters
Hun, Seonja, Noah
Subject/Theme
The life of Korean-Japanese; prejudice against Koreans in Japan; home; foreigners
Writer default image
  • Lee Min Jin
  • Birth : 1968 ~ -
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Min Jin
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이민진
  • ISNI : 0000000047748236
  • Works : 44
Published Year Publisher Country Vendor
2017 Head of Zeus UNITED KINGDOM OverDrive
2017 Grand Central Publishing UNITED STATES OverDrive
Published Year Publisher Country Vendor
2024 Hachette Audio UNITED STATES OverDrive Listen
2018 W F Howes UNITED KINGDOM OverDrive
Plot

This family saga about four generations starts in Busan during the Japanese occupation, and after the family immigrates to Japan, the novel tells the story of Korean-Japanese hardship as the characters face racism and discrimination. It raises questions about one’s identity and mixed feelings for one’s native country and hometown.

Descriptions(Languages 2)
  • Korean(한국어)
  • English(English)

2018년 출간된 이민진의 장편소설이다. 2017년 미국에서<Pachinko>로 출판되었고 이를 한국어로 번역하여 출간한 것이다. 작품은 '자이니치(재일동포)'의 삶이 지닌 비극과 애환을 다룬 것이다. 일본의 경제적 사회적 편견 속에서 고통받는 이방인으로서의 재일동포들의 삶을 미국이민1.5세대인 작가의 경험을 토대로 소설화했다.

This novel by Lee Min Jin was written in English and published in the United States in 2017, and its Korean translation was published in 2018. Written by a Korean-American writer, this epic saga of four generations of a poor Korean family living in Japan addresses the discrimination they face on an everyday basis.

Translated Books41 See More

  • Pachinko
    Polish(Polski)
    Pachinko
    Lee Min Jin et al / Min Jin Lee / 2017 / -
  • La moglie coreana
    Italian(Italiano) Available
    La moglie coreana
    Lee Min Jin / 이민진 / 2018 / -
  • Ein einfaches Leben
    German(Deutsch) Available
    Ein einfaches Leben
    Lee Min Jin et al / Min Jin Lee / 2018 / -
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