![]() ![]() ![]() The text has an authority and confidence about the portrayal of its characters’ experiences that rings with authenticity. Lee is herself a first-generation immigrant (in the USA), and I think you can tell this as you read Pachinko. ![]() The novel is about cultural identity and survival, covering several historic events, such as the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945), and the impact of WWII, but also the more timeless struggles that come with being born and raised in a country which views you as an outsider. To escape a shameful life as his mistress, she accepts a proposal of marriage from a consumptive Christian minister journeying to meet his brother in Japan. Sunja, the only child of a crippled fisherman’s widow, falls pregnant from a dalliance with a wealthy yakuza. Pachinko is the story of a Korean immigrant family, spanning 1910-1989. ![]()
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