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Pachinko

(2017)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2018 ALA Notable Books for Adults (nominee)
2017 National Book Award for Fiction (shortlist)

In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.

"Stunning." —
The New York Times Book Review

In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnant–and that her lover is married—she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home, and to reject her son's powerful father, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations. 

Profoundly moving,
Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty.  

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • USA TODAY BESTSELLER • WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER

Includes a reading group guide!



Genre: Literary Fiction

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