*Pachinko* is a sweeping, intergenerational saga of love, sacrifice, and survival. From a humble fishing village in Korea to the neon-lit streets of postwar Japan, Min Jin Lee follows one family across decades — through poverty and prejudice, war and hope.
With prose both elegant and unflinching, the novel exposes the scars of history etched into personal lives. Pachinko, the game of chance, becomes a metaphor for fate itself — and how, in the face of injustice, people still cling to dignity, to family, and to the slim chance of joy.
