Pachinko (novel)

Pachinko
First edition
AuthorMin Jin Lee
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectZainichi Koreans
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
Publication date
February 7, 2017
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages490

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]

  1. ^ "Fiction reviews". Publishers Weekly. No. 263. 2016. p. 47. ProQuest 1859879603.
  2. ^ "Apple services entertain, inform, and connect the world in unprecedented year". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

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