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title: "Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)"
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# Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

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## Description

Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #18,339 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Asian American & Pacific Islander Literature (Books) #7 in Cultural Heritage Fiction #147 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (83,366) |
| Dimensions  | 6.45 x 1.9 x 9.3 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1455563935 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1455563937 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 496 pages |
| Publication date  | February 7, 2017 |
| Publisher  | Grand Central Publishing |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Favourite book
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on 14 July 2021*

Loved this book

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    Sad, desolate, but strangely beautiful.
  

*by H***Y on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2018*

I heard Min Jin Lee interviewed and quickly realised that there was a Korean/Japanese history about which I knew virtually nothing.I understood from the interview that this book took a very long time to write and that it was impeccably researched, so thought it deserved reading.  There are a considerable number of characters with Korean and Japanese names and lots of words that need looking up in order to get their full meaning.  I didn't even know what 'Pachinko' was and if you don't know you won't find out until about half way through the book - unless you look it up first.  These are not criticisms, but I do feel that this book needs a fairly academic approach to get the most out of it.  It is not an easy read.  Following the lives and 'fortunes' of a Korean family who 'escape' to Japan in order to avoid starvation, it is a story of persecution and prejudice on many levels.  If you like a feel-good story this is not for you, but if you can take a big dose of reality and admire the qualities of human spirit and tenacity in adversity then you will find this book both informative and deeply moving.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Masterpiece
  

*by C***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2020*

I actually received a proof copy of this book from the Society of Authors, but unfortunately loaned it to a friend who never returned it. Fortunately, it gave me an excuse to purchase another copy.When I first finished reading Pachinko the word that came to mind was ‘masterpiece.’ So often when we think about the immigrant experience, our focus tends to shift towards Europe or the United States and we forget about how immigrants and their descendants in other countries are fighting fierce battles of their own to be recognised in countries that they’ve lived in for decades, or even been born into.Learning about the experiences of Japanese citizens of Korean heritage made me ashamed of the extent of my ignorance. My friend who I lent a previous edition of the book to disliked it, I suppose because this is not an easy read. The characters do not get happy-ever-after endings like you read about in fairytales, although it is far from a misery book. It’s true, the characters do struggle, but that’s what encouraged me to read on, to learn the different ways people react in adverse circumstances.The author of the book, Min Jin Lee, is highly articulate and personable and I remember watching her during a TV interview where she said she was keen to reclaim the stories of ordinary people that history tends to forget. She’s succeeded with Pachinko. The protagonist of the book, Sunja, a fifteen-year old who falls pregnant to her married lover had all the makings of the typical heroines you read about who become ruined women. Min Jin Lee humanises her, and gives a voice to the thousands of Korean immigrants who fled to Japan in the wake of the Korean civil war to create a different sort of life for themselves. A remarkable a achievement that’s created a book I’ll cherish forever.

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