Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

ISBN: 1455563927

Author: Lee, Min Jin

Condition: New

One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.Stunning. -New York Times Book ReviewIn 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 BESTSELLERIncludes a reading group guide!

• NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP TEN OF THE YEAR * NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2017 *A USA TODAY TOP TEN OF 2017 | Roxane Gay's Favorite Book of 2017, Washington Post | NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER | In this gorgeous, page-turning saga, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan, exiled from a home they never knew.