A victorian epic transplanted to Japan, following a Korean family of immigrants through eight decades and four generations. Yeongdo, Korea 1911. A club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then a Christian minister offers a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country where she has no friends and no home, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story.
Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee is a Korean-American author known for her bestselling novel "Pachinko," which explores the lives of four generations of a Korean family in Japan. Her writing style is poignant and immersive, delving into themes of identity, family, and resilience. Lee's work has made significant contributions to multicultural literature.
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