Pachinko is a novel by Min Jin Lee that follows the lives of four generations of a Korean family living in Japan. It is a story of love, loss, and resilience in the face of adversity. Through the lens of the family's struggles, the
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Min Jin Lee is a Korean American author based in Harlem, New York City; her work frequently deals with the Korean diaspora. She is best known for writing Free Food for Millionaires (2007) and Pachinko (2017), a finalist for the National Book Award, and runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019, Lee became a writer-in-residence at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Her upcoming third novel in her Korean quartet, titled American Hagwon, will be released on September 29th, 2026.