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| Author | Min Jin Lee |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Tom Hallman |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Zainichi Koreans |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
Publication date | February 7, 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 490 |
Pachinko is the second novel by Harlem-based author and journalist Min Jin Lee. Published in 2017, Pachinko is an epic historical fiction novel following a Korean family who immigrates to Japan. The story features an ensemble of characters who encounter racism, discrimination, stereotyping, and other aspects of the 20th-century Korean experience of Japan.[1]
Pachinko was a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. Apple Inc.'s streaming service Apple TV+ produced a television adaptation of the novel and it was released in March 2022.[2]
- ^ "Fiction reviews". Publishers Weekly. No. 263. 2016. p. 47. ProQuest 1859879603.
- ^ "Apple services entertain, inform, and connect the world in unprecedented year". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved August 3, 2021.