
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for FictionFiction | 2017 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Beginning in early twentieth-century Korea and spanning eight decades and four generations, Pachinko follows a Korean family who immigrate to Japan and must navigate the racial discrimination faced by Koreans in Japan across the twentieth century. An epic novel of sacrifice, love, and the meaning of belonging.
About the Author
Min Jin LeeKorean-American
Min Jin Lee is a Korean-American novelist born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1968. Her family immigrated to the United States when she was seven. She studied history at Yale University and law at Georgetown University Law Center. Read more →
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