Pachinko, by Min Jin LeeRead about the other entries on the list.
Lee’s mega-bestselling novel about Korean immigrants in Japan. Beginning in rural Korea during the late 19th century, the story starts with the family of a young man named Hoonie, as he gains a wife. Eventually, their daughter Sunja will move to Osaka, Japan, where Koreans are considered second-class citizens, and her family members take to work at the city’s hugely popular pachinko parlors, which also symbolize life’s changing luck. Currently adapted for TV on Apple TV, this one has a big-screen future written all over it, given its locations and cast of characters.
Pachinko is among Asha Thanki seven books about families surviving political unrest, the Amazon Book Review editors' twelve favorite long books, Gina Chen's twelve books for fans of HBO’s Succession, Cindy Fazzi's eight books about the impact of Japanese imperialism during WWII, Eman Quotah's eight books about mothers separated from their daughters, Karolina Waclawiak's six favorite books on loss and longing, Allison Patkai's top six books with strong female voices, Tara Sonin's twenty-one books for fans of HBO’s Succession, and six books Jia Tolentino recommends.
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